One of my favorite places to get away from the city, Big Cypress National Preserve. Its 729,000 acres of endless cypress swamp with many opportunities to get up close with some Everglades wildlife. Everything from alligator, snakes, birds, deer, aliens, bears, otters, and panthers etc… (still waiting to cross paths with a panther or bear). This is why its one […]
Big Cypress
Team Ruthless
Hello Skinny Water Culture, I just wanted to say Hello and tell you all how stoked we are to be a part of the SWC crew. We are very excited to be able to share our future adventures and insight with the fans of SWC! We look forward to this new beginning and hope you all will like our style. […]
To do the impossible you must see the invisible. ~Einstein~
The sun rises out of the eastern horizon erasing the darkness. Silky calm waters make it difficult for moving fish to conceal there lair. A tweak of the push pole, a slight heave and the fish are in range. The flags are flying, there is no stir of wind. The only thing audible is the sound of mullet jumping , […]
Breakfast for Lunch?
What do trout like to eat in the cold months? Other than tiny little midges.. In the stream that I fish, they like breakfast for each meal of the day. Eggs and Stoneflies (Bacon).
SOMETHING has GOTTA give…
For the past 2 months Chicago has been pounded with snow, subzero temperatures, ice, and wind. We broke two records for the coldest days in IL history this winter, we have 52 plus cumulative inches of snow on ground, and another 6 inches coming tomorrow. Everything from creeks to large Rivers are froze over. No open water as far as […]
Plan B
Started off the day at the Fly Fishing Show in Winston-Salem, NC, and ended up on the Watauga.
Bahamas Bonefish Boogie
Short video of some bonefish action from my most recent Bahamas trip. Put your dancing shoes on and enjoy! ~Oliver Rogers
Visions of Spring.
When I envision Spring, I think of 2 places. Those would be WNC (Western North Carolina) trout streams, and this creek that flows by my town, known as Twelve Mile Creek.
Little bit about me..
Hello everyone, I am new to the SWC team and just wanted to share a little bit about myself and my fishing background.
SWC is a bunch of FUCKING POSERS!
Fear not! I’ve heard the rumblings, and have finally figured out a way to address the devastatingly urgent issue at hand! Finally, a moment of clarity for me. A breakthrough for my blockage of the ability to find a solution to an issue that has plagued our bless’ed world of fishing people. It was simple (as these complicated life questions […]