By Kirk Deeter

I was going to make Frog's Fanny dry fly powder a "Stuff That Works" honoree because it is indeed the best stuff I've used to revitalize soggy dry flies by way of wicking away moisture.

But I like my flies shaken, not stirred.

By Kirk Deeter

I just got back from an epic weekend of fishing at Lake Wheeler in northern Alabama with bass professionals Gerald Swindle (pictured here with a blue cat he caught on a crankbait), Terry "Big Show" Scroggins, and 28-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier Gary Klein. Not only did we have a great time, I learned an awful lot... funny, those things usually go hand-in-hand on a successful fishing trip.

By Kirk Deeter

By Kirk Deeter

It seems like ranchers and farmers in the West can't get a break. From drought, to hail, to floods, and fires, they're always dealing with some natural disaster.  In 2010, the impending plague involves grasshoppers.  In fact, the United States Department of Agriculture predicts that certain states like Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming will see the largest infestation of grasshoppers in 25 years or more.  Only an unusually damp and cool late spring might stem the impending problem.  And that doesn't appear to be happening.  Unfortunately, the hoppers could negatively impact cattle grazing, as well as crop production, in a way we all eventually pay for.

Leave it to fly fishers, however, to find a silver lining in all of this.