Carp art!

Custom carp painting on leather mounted in a net

Check out this cool fish art my girlfriend got me for my birthday.  It is painted on leather and strung into a wooden net with fly line.  The artist said it was her first carp.  She got the hysterical, I'm about to freak out, carp eye and face perfectly.  Awesome!  She usually paints trout and salmon and her work can be found on her facebook page and on Instagram Pulham Paintings (@pulhampaintings).

Butte Montana's "The Graylings" by Roger Peet

"The Graylings" by Roger Peet

This is definitely the coolest street art I've seen.  Butte, Montana probably has the United States' best ghost signs on the sides of our amazing collection of historic buildings but this is by far the coolest living art I've seen in Montana on the side of a historic structure.  This is a fantastic reminder of our bioregional heritage here in Butte, America and something that makes me smile every time I drive past it!

Come to Butte and see our amazing city, fish our fabulous and world famous streams, and check out "The Graylings" on Broadway!

Also, stay tuned for my first Butte area fishing report which I'll post in the next couple of days.

Montana Fly Fishing Magazine - Summer 2015

In this issue:

“Chasing Tugs and Slinging Bugs” photography by George Kalantzes

“Artist Spotlight: A.D. Maddox” by Ehren Wells

“Destination: Cuba” by Jon Covich

“A Trout Bum’s Guide to Montana Craft Beer” by Jesse Bussard*

“Halford’s Ghost” written by Sandy Pittendrigh, illustrated by James Hays

“Let Float Smart Be Your Guide” by T. E. Lewis

“Gear Reviews”

Don’t forget to tell your friends about our magazine, and that it’s absolutely free!

Sincerely,

Montana Fly Fishing Magazine

Rise Designs

I learned a lot from my time in California this summer.  The best part about the whole trip was the people I met while I was down there.  Of all these great people I was lucky enough to meet, there was one married couple and dog that was just awesome and made the whole trip worth it.  The husband is co-owner of a bad-ass clothing and design business located in Meyers, CA.

Graphic stolen from Rise Designs' Website

"RISE is a clothing company inspired by nature, music, and design."



Red fir from Yosemite graphic

This graphic is on the back of a hoodie I have.  These red firs from Yosemite will always remind me of when I had my ass handed to me there by the Sierras and the California white thorn.

These guys make some cool stuff and they also design business logos and such.  They also have a blog with updates on new designs and what they are up to.

Check out the their website and and their store on Etsy.

The "Vagina Kayak"

AFP Photo copied from BBC News Asia http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28323015

The artist Megumi Igarashi aka Rokudenashiko was arrested in japan for creating a kayak shaped like a vagina.  She is using her cool idea to take exception to Japan's traditional views regarding obscenity. 

Art can only be defined as something that evokes emotion.  She has generated an emotional, large, and far-reaching conversation.  So, I think she is doing a good job.

I only have one question.  Aren't all kayaks shaped like vaginas?  And drift boats too...     

Stump monsters

Salmon Lake Stump Monster - Peace

Salmon Lake Stump Monster - Paranoid

Salmon Lake Stump Monster - Domo

You can find art everywhere in Montana, even in the middle of the woods.  Go outside and explore before you die!!