How to celebrate life, amidst all the darkness, courtesy of Lefty Kreh
Matt LaBash reminds us of the greatness that was Lefty Kreh. “What Lefty did best of all, with his reverence for things that matter (fish, …
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Brook Trouting Through Armageddon
Matt Labash finds beauty in all the ugliness. At the risk of discoloring your impression of me as a model citizen, a humanitarian, a forceful …
Haunted By Waters
Dear Matt, What is your take on Norman Maclean’s ending lines: Ask Matt, as in Labash, explores Norman Maclean, beauty, annoying fonts, and too many …
Half-Sweet Release
One of our favorite writers and internet friends, Matt Labash, has launched a new Substack, and it’s well worth subscribing. Called Slack Tide, each week …
Reel Genius: ‘The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life’
Matt Labash reviews David Coggins’s new book ‘The Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life.’ The Optimist isn’t some dreary how-to, or about character …
Unemployed Fishing
Having been laid off 9 months ago here’s a piece from Matt Labash that I can certainly relate to. The reaction was ugly. There was …
LABASH: Instagram Is Killing Fish
Sometimes, when I start losing faith in humanity, I cheer myself up by perusing the latest casualty reports that result from people taking selfies at …
Lefty Kreh: 1925-2018
Since his recent passing, there have been a ton of fitting tributes written about the late great Lefty Kreh. If we had to pick a favorite, …
Drone-Assisted Fishing Is Real, and It’s Pathetic
Matt Labash takes on the drone meets fishing phenomenon. Fishing drones are just another way to allow tech-world to do what tech-world does best—to destroy …
My fly rod and I amount to some piscatorial Abu Ghraib
Matt Labash weighs in as only he can on catch and release and whether fish actually feel pain. Non-fishing friends often look askance at you …