by Brian Kozminski | May 2, 2014 | Books & Video Reviews, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
No matter how long & cold the winter, seems I never have tied enough nor stocked my fly boxes for the coming season. I am tying a few bead-head hare’s ears and Hendrickson’s in hopes of some warm weather next week and watching THE RIVER for a fifth or...
by Brian Kozminski | Apr 24, 2014 | Books & Video Reviews, Environment, People & Interviews, Uncategorized
“A trout is a trout the world about.” Jimmy Calvin says in the upcoming fly fishing film release of THE RIVER from Third Year Fly Fisher. Certainly a true statement, so simple and yet elegant because we know there is something special about the trout that...
by Brian Kozminski | Apr 22, 2014 | Gear & Equipment, Lifestyle, News & Updates, Uncategorized
I wanted to be the first. I had such great intent, all the people all the feedback, so much talent. Then I read one, and another, and finally, after about a half dozen or so of other great posts regarding who met ‘who’ and how ‘Blitzed &...
by Brian Kozminski | Apr 5, 2014 | Environment, News & Updates
I can recall the day as if it were just last week. We had assembled a small army on the banks of a local favorite trout river to help get all parties vested to collaborate on one common goal. All the Heads of State from various departments were on hand to help lend...
by Brian Kozminski | Mar 24, 2014 | Gear & Equipment, Lifestyle
Probably not something you hear very often around the campfire on your favorite river at salmon/steelhead camp. Immediate thoughts of ‘Brokeback Mountain~ You don\’t go up there to fish…’ come to mind, not there is anything wrong with that,...
by Brian Kozminski | Mar 21, 2014 | Books & Video Reviews, News & Updates, People & Interviews, Uncategorized
I awoke this morning, earlier than usual. Recent epidermal injection for C-5 bulging disc I suppose, ready for another weekend of colder than usual temps for steelhead scouting. I did my usual routine, putting away dishes and preparing lunches for the day, apparently...
by Brian Kozminski | Mar 4, 2014 | Books & Video Reviews, Lifestyle, People & Interviews
“What was your favorite part?” “I really liked the part where the guys had a tie a fly contest and one used a Chee-To and then he cut some from his mustache and then they all caught fish on their fly, and that one guy, Really REALLY liked dancing...
by Brian Kozminski | Feb 27, 2014 | Books & Video Reviews, Gear & Equipment, News & Updates
Bozeman Reel: Built in The Heart of Fly Fishing from Bozeman Reel on Vimeo. It’s a balmy 2 degrees right now, nearly tripled from early morning temps well below zero. Makes it hard to live the life of a troutbum in the mitten, unless you don’t mind...
