Drifting The Prairie Ocean Outdoor Journal

I owe Charlie a huge apology.  You see... about ten days ago Charlie trotted down to the creek and caught a couple of carp.  I was too quick...

The wind just about blew me off Rock Creek today.  The gusts had to be somewhere in the range of thirty miles an hour and the steady riffle ...

Yesterday, the new Carpola Charlie Prizefighter got his first taste of Rock Creek, but his debut performance was cut short due to a sudden o...

Although Charlie and I may not be practicing carp by the fly as much as we were, we're still out there.  We fished together yesterday...

                                         My morning on Rock Creek would start early and what a pretty morning it was.  I come to the creek ...

After work today I went to the vise and tied up a Backstabber with legs.  The original Backstabber worked so well yesterday, I wanted to see...

A half-hour before sunup, I was tying on the Carpola Charlie aided by the canopy lights at the gas pumps. As I moistened the tippet and drew...