Sublime

The smallmouth bass lives in warm water and is not snobby. Where we fished, they were brown with wide black stripes, a large one, fattened on crayfish, resembled a flattened football. The trout prefers cold water and cares about its reputation, like an English aristocrat. It’s usually brilliantly colored with vivid spots. The smallmouth is strong a

Rear (Left): A YETI cooler I received as a gift from a friend who works there, who has one of the world’s better jobs. As far as I can tell he goes on photo shoots with the serious anglers and chefs the company partners with (he fishes and eats very well). It’s possible he feels guilty about his good luck and gave me this cooler out of pity, which

The rainbow trout is a wonderful fish. It expresses itself and often jumps in the air when hooked. It’s not self-aware, like the brown trout. Where the brown trout is wary and resists most efforts to get caught, the rainbow plays along. Attractive, beloved, maybe not technically the most intelligent, though that’s never held against them. It’s the

You have to love this kind of authentic journeyman golf pro, the sort of migrant cowboy you don’t find in our 401(k) culture anymore. Rare to find an educated, qualified professional who works only when he needs money, then quits his job when it’s time to be moving along, chasing tournaments like they’re roaming buffalo.