by Josh Greenberg | Feb 2, 2010 | News & Updates, People & Interviews, Uncategorized
Note: Although the following is getting to be “old news” it is also a wonderful biography of Rusty Gates written by his friend Josh Greenberg. It is worth sharing, along with the note that a celebration of Rusty’s life and work is being planned for...
by Tom Sadler | Jun 29, 2009 | Casting, News & Updates, People & Interviews
Note: This essay originally appeared online at NewsVirginian.com (Waynesboro, Virginia) and appears here by permission of author and columnist Tom Sadler. A couple of weeks ago I was in Michigan teaching fly-fishing to some Michigan State University graduate students,...
by Jordan Lindberg | Jun 23, 2009 | Gear & Equipment
O.K., so I’ve used ’em all. I’ve even used an actual nail. And the paper clip trick. The straw. The $15 doo-hickie that ties all the other knots, too. But the best so far is a simple and effective little homemade gadget that you will find for sale in...
by Jordan Lindberg | May 17, 2009 | People & Interviews
Gerald Volgenau wrote a wonderful profile of Rusty Gates, defender of the AuSable river system and 2008 winner of the FFF Conservation award. It is published on MyNorth.com. The topics in the interview/article run all over the place but touch on the formation and...