Hello All, I've decided that this is the year I not only pick up the slack here on my Carf Outdoors blog, but also my YouTube Channel.  ...

My first fish in the state of Minnesota was illegal. The photograph above shows a beautiful healthy smallmouth bass, a big smile on my ...

With today being the official first day of Fall, that means a few things to me. The days are shorter. The temperatures will start droppi...

The Midwest "Golden Bones" Fly Tournament is 3 days away!!  This Friday is the first day of the event, and not only will it ...

Over the weekend, I was just hanging out at the house doing what I always do, plotting to take over the world. Then my sister calle...

Spring is here...not quite, but the sun is staying out longer and I have ample time to wet a line in my backyard lake before dark.   Th...

While at the fly fishing expo, I purchased some much needed proven trout flies from Matt Ebbers .  On the way back to Chicago, Dave, and I ...

Late write up. I had a great time at the River Falls Fly Fishing Expo.   +Brian J Smolinski  of Lunds Fly Shop located in River Falls, ...

My GF passed on whatever sickness she had last weekend to me, so, I can be miserable this past weekend. With temps in the 40-50s and the sun...

I love seeing photos of people catching fish with the flies that I tied. Evan (you can find him on Instagram @coloradooutdoorsman) hooked u...

What do you think? I think it's pretty awesome!!!! Ryan of Dead Weight Fly  created me this awesome logo of a smallmouth...

The photo below is the exact emotion/feeling/look I get when returning home from work and want to do something outside, but it's alread...

While driving back from the Northwoods of Wisconsin, my buddy Fat Gordo and I passed by a bald eagle eating a doe that was on the side of th...