Yesterday was a lovely evening in Salt Lake City, the temperatures teased us with sub 80-degree midday ranges, and the shop was peaceful. The raucous of the Winston casting session with the new PURE line of rods had died down before closing. It is a mixed bag of inspiration, and mild: "I will never be able to do that" self talk, after being witness to the casting experts that live in our m …

Last week I had the opportunity to teach a fly fishing 101 class. The class consisted of two nights in the shop, one night at the park working on casting, and a day on the river, putting all the elements we covered together. Going over all the nuts and bolts of beginning fly fishing:  rigging, learning knots, entomology, casting, and the other nuances that come with fly fishing c …