Brian Wise - Fly Fishing the Ozarks

Check out Brian's video.  Brian guides on the North Fork of the White in Missouri.  There are more videos on his web site.

SRG 2011 Pictures

Here's a few pictures from SRG 2011. Another gathering in the archives and a long wait for next year.  We had 85 attendees from 24 states.  The KOA in that mortised butt looked really good (third picture).  The rod was made by a rodmaker in Japan for Jeff Hatton.  Very impressive rod.

Southern Rodmakers Gathering (SRG) 2011 registration is open!

This heat wave has got me thinking of cooler fall weather. With fall comes the biggest event of the year for me...the Southern Rodmakers Gathering. Make that the eighth or ninth biggest event, after Mary's birthday, the kids birthday's, our anniversary, Christmas, etc...

SRG is usually the third weekend of October, but, technically speaking, there are five weekends in October this year. So...it's the fourth weekend if you're counting weekends. It's October 20th, 21st, and 22nd. So put it on your calendar...NOW. Stop reading this blog and write it down.

Here's a link to the registration form. It will be available soon on the SRG web site. But for now you can get it here.

I'm just back from the Colorado Rodmakers Reunion. Had a great time. Honestly, I really just wanted to reconnect with some friends I hadn't seen for a couple years. Got that done and made more friends. Finally met Michael Hackney...the reelsmith. If you've ever dreamed of making your own fly reels for your bamboo fly rods (be honest, every rodmaker has at least thought about it), Michael can help you get that done. Check out his book and kits at The Eclectic Angler. And his Reelsmithing Forum.

See you at SRG,

David

Kathy Scott's new book

I had an opportunity to meet David and Kathy at CRR a couple years ago. They were as kind and inviting as Kathy's books. But that's common among bamboo fly fishers. If you haven't been to a rod makers gathering you owe it to yourself to get out of the house for a few days and meet some really cool folks. David untangled the mystery of ferruled leaders for me in a brief conversation. I had overlooked the varnishing process.

Here's the intro to Kathy's new book from YouTube and a link to Ron Barch's site where you can buy her books.

"In September, the forests of Maine are as vibrant as the autumn run of brook trout. This is a glimpse at the life behind the pages of Kathy Scott's new book, Brook Trout Forest, due out March 2011."



http://www.aldercreekpublishing.com/kathy_scott.htm

Video of my shop

Alan Peterson, a student at Harding University produced a short video of my shop for a class project recently.  It's amazing what they can do with AV equipment.  I thought Alan did a great job.  Here's the video...

Away From The Desk from The Link on Vimeo.

SRG 2010 Pictures

Another gathering is on it's way to the archives.  The weather was great, water was low, presentations were excellent, food was good, and the live band is almost ready for a record deal.  They just need a mandolin player that builds bamboo rods...maybe next year.

Here's a few pictures.  I expect there will be a lot more on the SRG web site in the next week or two.