Next Bend Journal

The Next Bend Journal is where we slow down. Stories and reflections on the water, the vise, the fire at the end of the day, and the reasons we keep fishing. This is the reading, not the how-to.

The Longest Day
Around the Fire

The Longest Day

The solstice lands on a Sunday this year. June 21. The longest day - and the whole day has the quality of borrowed time.

At the ViseThe Flies You Tie in June

The Flies You Tie in June

In winter you tie toward something. By June, you're just trying to keep up.

On the WaterThe Water You Drive Past

The Water You Drive Past

There's a tributary off the Deerfield you'd miss at sixty miles an hour. No pullout, no trail, just a culvert and a trickle. Fish it, and it's a different world.

Around the FireCamp Chairs and Headlamps

Camp Chairs and Headlamps

Some of the best parts of fly fishing happen after the fishing is over. After the last cast, when the camp chairs come out and the headlamps glow in the dark.

The Long ViewTungsten, Honestly

Tungsten, Honestly

Tungsten is up sharply this year, and every bead pack in fly tying reflects it. Here's what's happening, what we won't cut corners on, and the brass line coming this fall.

The Long ViewWhy I Bought Firehole

Why I Bought Firehole

I didn't plan on buying a fly-fishing company. I found Firehole restocking hooks at my local shop, drawn to three words on the pack: 100% barbless.

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