April 25, 2011
by Chris Laursen
Chris Santella is a freelance writer and marketing consultant based in Portland, Oregon. A passionate fly fisher and eager (if largely incompetent) golfer, he writes frequently on these topics…as well as many others. After nearly 20 years working in advertising and marketing management, Chris now makes (most) of his living as a writer. He is the author of eight books, including Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die and Fifty Favorite Fly Fishing Tales. Read the rest of this entry »
April 5, 2011
by Chris Laursen
Three fly fishermen (Conway Bowman, Kirk Deeter and Chris Santella) head up to Kodiak Island, Alaska to fish a legendary river that’s a bit like a unicorn – everyone has heard about it, but no one seems to have seen it, been there or fished its shallow waters. The river is the Karluk and was considered the greatest salmon river in the world in the late 1800’s before 10 canneries and intense commercial fishing devastated the salmon run (an important lesson as to what man can do if he’s not respectful of the delicate balance of the environment). Read the rest of this entry »
