You can see more stunning work by Al Barnes at www.artcreel.com

I can’t help but appreciate the way that every bone in my body screams ‘home’ as I imagine myself eating a sandwich on the big deadfall before working the next run upstream.

Every fly fisher owns a private island, at least for a little while. It’s something we do – those of us who don’t own riverfront in the official eyes of the government. We go on our little outings, and we take over some of the space for a time that the government thinks is “public”. And without their knowing it, we wield our 9′ fiberglass swords and declare that plot of ground and all navigable water running through it to be our own sovereign nation. At the end of the …

Rod Crossman’s website is a great place to kill a little time during the work day.  Just hit alt+tab when the boss walks in.

Last we looked, this one is still for sale.  More of Bob White’s classic sporting art can be viewed at his website, www.whitefishstudio.com.   Each Thursday, Bob publishes his “Thursday Morning Art Review.”  You can have it delivered straight to your inbox by going here and signing up.