Umpqua Badge

If you were to ask me 10 or 20 years ago about Umpqua, I would either tell you it is a great Steelhead river on the west coast or one of three major players in the world distribution of hand tied flies with the likes of Jack Dennis, Andy Puyans and Dave Whitlock as a...

Guest Commentary from Mrs. Koz

To begin my NYE celebration, and my to fulfill my annual need to clean house, I walked in the door from work tonight and immediately started cleaning out my closet. I have been working on this project for the past six months, but tonight it was different. I looked at...

2012~ the Year End Review

I have been wavering back and forth on whether to write a year end post. After reading so many quality posts from other bloggers, I have even questioned my ability to continue actually writing and posting for TNT. It could be the fact that I have been working crazy...

Restoring: Hope

Close your eyes. Humor me for just a bit. You will be able to do this to someone else. Now, close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. I want you to imagine a place, of your own choosing. A place you like to go to. It is relaxing, calm and serene. Take another deep...

13th Annual Fly Tying Expo

Up and a half a pot of coffee at an hour when I once would have been returning home from a Friday Night out on the town. The anticipation was too great, coupled with the fear I might oversleep my alarm and miss my rendezvous with fellow anglers at some ungodly hour at...

Expo Eve.

It is the last day of November 2012. According to the Mayans, you had better get up here and fish before it is too late. You have 22 days.Here is the latest fishing report from our good friends at OAFS~ be sure to stop in and say hello to Andy, Jeff, Alex and the rest...