Allen Crater
River Thoughts
“I choose to listen to the river for a while, thinking river thoughts, before joining the night and the stars.” If you've spent any time...
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Allen Crater
- May 26, 2020
- 3 min
The River Gives
It's May in Michigan. The season has been wet with weather that can't quite make up its mind. A few days ago we had the furnace running,...
Allen Crater
- May 6, 2020
- 4 min
Lucky Hats
As I released the third Cuthroat in as many casts, I was once again reminded of the incredible power of lucky hats. It was a...
Allen Crater
- Mar 21, 2020
- 4 min
Embrace The Suck
It's military slang that means to consciously accept or appreciate something that is extremely unpleasant but unavoidable for forward...
Allen Crater
- Mar 16, 2020
- 8 min
A Letter To Mom
My friends, Pat and Amber Casey, are bad asses. It's as simple as that. Not only are they incredibly successful hunters and anglers in...
Allen Crater
- Jan 20, 2020
- 2 min
Dog Years
Sunday mornings have always been our routine. Walks in the woods on Sunday mornings. And somehow she always knows what day of the week it...
Allen Crater
- Jan 14, 2020
- 8 min
Fishing Yellowstone - Three Generations, Six Rivers, Four Days.
It was supposed to be a hunting trip. My oldest son, Kyle, moved to Bozeman in 2018 to attend college and since that time my dad and I...
Allen Crater
- Jan 5, 2020
- 7 min
Sawtooth
A backpacking and fly fishing trip into the rugged Sawtooth Wilderness.
Allen Crater
- Jan 5, 2020
- 2 min
Bonds of the Wild
This moment, like all moments, is fleeting. It lives again only in the stories of older men shared around a campfire in the wild.
Allen Crater
- Jan 5, 2020
- 2 min
The Lessons Of Silver Creek
Sometimes it’s good for men my age to have things that remain unattainable. Things that are still unspoiled and left to the imagination.
Allen Crater
- Jan 5, 2020
- 2 min
Season's End
November brings the end of a season and a longing for a more simple time.
Allen Crater
- Jan 5, 2020
- 3 min
Solace In The Solitude
Three friends take a road trip through Colorado to chase solitude and wide open spaces while searching for trout.
Allen Crater
- Jan 3, 2020
- 3 min
Michigan Escape
Friendship and Fall trout in Northern Michigan...
Allen Crater
- Dec 28, 2019
- 6 min
Grandpa Didn't Fly Fish
Jon Osborn (Ozzy to his friends), is an old soul with a love for the outdoors and a serious penchant for storytelling - especially as it...
Allen Crater
- Dec 27, 2019
- 12 min
Ten Days in America’s Last Frontier
The sound of a calving glacier is difficult to describe. It starts with a loud crack, like the hands of an angry god clapping, but then...
Allen Crater
- Dec 26, 2019
- 5 min
Wyoming's Epic Wind River Range
Backpacking and fly fishing Wyoming's amazing Wind River Range.
Allen Crater
- Dec 25, 2019
- 11 min
Backcountry Canadian Pike
Part 1 - Making plans. It was March of 2016 and I was working on plans for a fishing trip to Canada with my dad and youngest son. This...
Allen Crater
- Dec 25, 2019
- 3 min
Pink Cake
It was the end of opening day at camp. The wood stove was burning. The stories of the hunt had been shared - growing taller as the...
Allen Crater
- Dec 25, 2019
- 4 min
A Day On The Water
The hum of the tires is noticeable as we drive in silence, not yet coming to agreement on the music selection. I’m with my 19-year-old...
Allen Crater
- Dec 24, 2019
- 6 min
An Ode To Shastaland
Many of you that know me have heard me talk about Shastaland, but not everyone knows the backstory. Here it is. Ever since my first time...