by Brian Kozminski | Dec 4, 2013 | Gear & Equipment, Lifestyle, News & Updates, Uncategorized
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Yes, yes it is. And if you are on your A-Game, you can score some very cool items from many of the top in the fly world manufacturing game and other bloggers with clout. Each year, they seem to grow exponentially, so I...
by Brian Kozminski | Dec 3, 2013 | Flies
We all have a few go-to patterns that are quick to tie, efficient at the vise, requiring few hard to find materials and effective on the rivers we fish. I can guarantee that many of you have been accused of being ‘That Guy’ perusing just a little too long...
by Brian Kozminski | Nov 27, 2013 | Books & Video Reviews, Uncategorized
I would like to extend my gratitude to the wonderful staff of STONEFLY PRESS for offering me the opportunity to read and review The 50 Best Tailwaters to Fly Fish for the readers of True North Trout. The most difficult part of opening this great book was resisting the...
by Brian Kozminski | Nov 26, 2013 | Creative Nonfiction, Environment, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
The Northern Michigan horizon has been shrouded with steel-gray marshmallow like cloud formations for weeks now. The landscape appears as though someone turned the color/tint on the remote down to negative 15. This is the time of the year we look forward to the annual...
by Brian Kozminski | Nov 26, 2013 | Flies, Uncategorized
I often Look at my tying desk and attempt to utilize scrap tying materials to tie a fly that might entice a few willing trout> Here is a keeper from last summer. Koz\’s Caddis/hoppa Hook: TMC 2487BL size #10 & 12 Thread: UTC Olive G.S.P. 100 Body: 2mm Tan...
by Brian Kozminski | Nov 11, 2013 | Angling Reports, Lifestyle, Trips & Guides, Uncategorized
The week was feverish with phone calls and e-mails dispersed across various social media outlets. I had a Saturday off from the restaurant and guide trips, it was also the first week in November and the forecast looked ‘fishy’. Wind gusts 20-30 mph, chance...
by Brian Kozminski | Oct 31, 2013 | Environment, Lifestyle, People & Interviews, Uncategorized
We meandered through a series of dirt roads and past a few farm houses in the rolling countryside, noticing the finite color on the determined oak trees as they held on to the near rust color leaves. The lake seems to be cradled by the surrounding blend of conifers...
by Brian Kozminski | Oct 24, 2013 | Gear & Equipment, News & Updates, Uncategorized
Understand, it is with great hesitation that I approach my prized cooler with a 5/64″ drill bit. Mrs Koz is in the background. “You are going to do WHAT?” Yes. Drill. Holes. In my YETI. Reluctant barely describes the inner turmoil the parts of the...
