Paul Bruun

2 weeks ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Paul Bruun

The computer barely had emailed the picture to fishing friends of a new, high-visibility, yellow-green, long-sleeve T-shirt exactly when a boating tragedy at Alabama’s Smith Lake tournament flooded news outlets. My effort for a more visible water-safety emphasis was inspired. The timing that left three striped bass fishermen dead was ghastly. Powerboating/fishing seasons are beginning in lower elevations of the northern Rockies.

1 month ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Paul Bruun

When a familiar brass key unlocked a mailbox mainly crammed with unrequested clutter, the moment triggered this stark realization: Bruun had been opening that same Jackson mailbox since 1973!Pearl Street (most roads were “streets,” “avenues” weren’t used) facing the north entrance of Jackson’s new post office was still muddy gravel in mid-April 52 years ago, when a Chevrolet Blazer and I arrived at a new job, editor of the Jackson Hole Guide.

1 month ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Paul Bruun

Add me to the list of survivors whining, “They don’t make ‘em like they used to.” I’d gladly fork over real cash to Jim Bartschi for a new three-piece, 8-foot, 8-inch Heli-Ply classic in either a favorite 7-, 8- or 11-weight, from his Scott Rod Company in Montrose, Colorado. In 2024 Scott celebrated its 50th anniversary by releasing an improved collection of its finest all-star rod hits from the innovative design regimes of founder Harry Wilson, Larry Kenny and now Mr. Bartschi.

1 month ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Paul Bruun

At last count my lifetime boat ownership rests at 22 or 23. If time allowed, it would be nice to learn to fish from one more craft. A shallow-drive-powered aluminum mud boat would do the trick if I were six or seven years younger. Instead, I’m satisfied with the current Bruun fleet: a pair of drift boat skiffs and three modest outboards, as I turn 81.

2 months ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Paul Bruun

Waders rarely leak during nice conditions. They wait until trout and salmon are murdering streamers, ice is jamming stripper and snake guides and helpless fingers are turning to claws of ice. Earlier in the season the wearer (you) ignored what was deemed to be only a pinhole. That tiny leak was easily forgotten during wet wading that continued deep into September. With the “Reveille” of October, big fish junkies wake up to anticipated arrivals of lower waters and nastier weather.