Rod Crossman Journal

Deer Creek Eddy

Sun, 8 Jun 2008 13:05:15 -0400

Deer Creek Eddy click on this link to visit my fly fishing blog ... hope you enjoy it

Wayward fly fishing

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:40:22 -0500

Fly fishing articles, book reviews, short stories and blog Click on the link above to visit Toney Sisk’s Wayward fly fishing blog. I love his writing and his ideas... He’s been an encouragement to me....His entrys “Fly fishing Within the Galaxy” and “Flyfishing Pluto” appeal to traveling adventurer in all flvfisherman. Believe me you’ll want to bookmark it... great stuff

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:31:38 -0500

If your thinking steelhead stop by this website..... http://www.cattarauguscreekoutfitters.com/default.aspx great website, great people and great guides

Grays Sporting Journal

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:36:22 -0500

There are not to many sporting magazines or journals published today that promote the arts through publishing creative sporting writing and visual art. Grays Sporting Journal is doing just that. They are a unique voice in the publishing industry and it makes them more than worth the subscription price. When you pick up Grays you also get to see the artistic Graphic Design work of Wayne Kni

Rio Penasco

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 22:23:47 -0500

Last Christmas season I was fly fishing with my son Barry on the Rio Penasco. A small spring creek in New Mexico about a three hours North of El Paso. This year he is in Korea.... his younger brother Bryan is still in Iraq.... I find myself returning to memories of times spent with them often .... I never realized that the moments we spent together in the outdoors would be the memories that

Fine Art of Angling .. Ten Modern Masters ... written by Diane Inman

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:31:10 -0500

Here are photos of the deluxe edition .. Ten paintings by each artist ( me included) are featured in this volume.... you can order the book from me.... I have a few copies of each available. crossmanart@mac.com or call 765 674 6314 Deluxe Limited Edition 250.00 300 S/N copies , trade edition 75.00 I’ll personalize each book and include an original drawing on my title pag

The Day Tripper

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:38:57 -0500

THE DAY TRIPPER BLOG Click on the link above to check out the Day Tripper.... it has everything that I think qualifies a site for a bookmark or at least worth remembering.... If your really into fly fishing and tying, you’ll love it...

A split cane masterpiece

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:58:20 -0500

D. G. Schroeder Rod Co.-Maker of Split Cane Fly Rods Click on the link above to see some of Dons work ......I met Don years ago... I have one of his split-cane bamboo rods that I just treasure... it is a work of art.... I wish I owned more. thanks Don, for making the world a little more beautiful..... Established in 1979, the D. G. Schroeder Rod Company designs and hand crafts custom

Eric Reaves Website

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:58:01 -0500

Welcome to Eric’s easel click on this link to visit my flyfishing buddies website... he’s a brilliant artist a great friend and starting to figure out the whole flyfishing thing even though he’s only started a couple of years ago. He’s come up with a whole series of cartoons based on his experience fishing with me and Jimbo.... there is plenty of material there!

My Son Barry’s Korea Blog ... a great story

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:47:15 -0500

Koreablogz click on this link to read a great story my son Barry wrote.... and see what he’s doing and where he is located in Korea..... hers the beginning of it Wednesday, November 7, 2007 Grains of Hope, Remembered Things As the end of my first month here creeps up on me, I've found myself pondering how fast time can go. There is no stopping it, no containing it, and no hindering i

AEG Film Tour

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:26:14 -0400

The Fly Fishing Film Tour™ 2008

Yale Anglers Journal

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:12:03 -0400

Yale Anglers' Journal - Home Click on this site to enjoy great fishing literature and art.... something our sport needs more of ..... If you believe that good art, what ever form it takes, can lead to better living.... this Journal is a must for you.

Fly Fishing Story from Iraq

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 21:42:53 -0400

This is a letter I just received from my son Bryan who is in Iraq, please read it.... the second half is a flyfishing story .... amazing .... he can think so beautiful a thought in such a desperate place...... Hello, It has been a few weeks since my last letter and I hope this finds all of you busy amidst school work, work, or in between. Your prayers are constant reminders of just ho

MidCurrent

Tue, 2 Oct 2007 20:36:49 -0400

Fly Fishing, Fly-Fishing Gear, Tips and News - MidCurrent Please click on the link above and check out the Midcurrent website... without a doubt one of the best fly fishing websites out there... I look for great ideas and new thinking about the sport.... this is the place..... news, gear, equipment, people, art, history, books ... the who;e gamut.... I was honored by the editor t

New angling book that has several of my paintings included

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:25:24 -0400

The Fine Art of Angling: Ten Modern Masters Di-Les Books - Sporting Art Book Publishing It is undisputed that American sporting art has become collectible fine art in the twentieth century. Featured in The Fine Art of Angling are ten of the most important artists in the genre: Shirley Cleary, Rod Crossman, T.A. Daly, Luke Frazier, Eldridge Hardie, Chet Reneson, Arthur Shilstone, Brett Smith, Mike

This is the official State Portrait I painted for Michigan of John Voelker..aka Robert Traver.

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:58:51 -0400

He was most famous for writing “Anatomy of a Murder” which was made into a movie staring Jimmy Stewart... it won an Oscar for best picture in the 50’s John, under his pen name Robert Traver also wrote Trout Magic, Anatomy of a Fisherman, Trout Madness and many more He was a District Supreme Court Judge for the State of Michigan. A few years ago the John D. Voelker Society commissioned