There are certain things in life that seem simple until you try to explain them to your fly-fishing friends.

Tenkara is one of those things.

At first glance, it looks almost suspiciously easy. A rod. A line. A fly. No reel. No giant vest full of mysterious tools. No shoulder bag packed like you’re crossing the Continental Divide. No forty-seven knots to memorize before breakfast.

Naturally, traditional fly-fishing purists may require a moment.

But that simplicity is exactly what drew Drew Hollenback to tenkara in the first place. Drew, along with his wife Megan Hollenback, owns Tenkara Rod Co., a company that has spent the last 13 years helping people discover a lighter, easier, and very fun way to fish. And now, after years of operating between Boise and Driggs, the company has officially made its home in McCall.

Which makes sense, really. If you’re going to build a company around compact rods, mountain lakes, moving water, and getting people outside, McCall is not a bad place to land.

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Today, we sit down with Dominick Antonelli, a singer-songwriter from Fort Collins, CO to learn more about his music and background and get stoked for his gig at Foresters this summer (July 9, 2026).

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This story is the first in an occasional series we're calling "Meet The Neighbors" – your chance to catch up with folks you might know, or might want to know. After all, community is what we do best here in McCall, so the more friends the better.

This episode features a conversation with Chris Smith, Brundage Mountain Patrol and world traveler.

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"Word came to me a day later. Apparently, one of my daughters made out with a random guy in Foresters and my good friend, Chris Smith, stood by and watched the whole thing develop.

When I caught up with him, I said, "Dude! What gives? You see my daughter making out with somebody in the bar and you don't stop it? I thought you had my back."

His eye's twinkled and he said, "Hey man, who am I to stand in the way of true love?"

I stifled a laugh, trying to act tough. I failed. It was such a quintessential Smith comment I couldn't stay mad – or even faux mad.

So I didn't.

I first met Smith at Brundage. For the last few years, we've been on patrol together, me a lowly volunteer, him a manager. Like most of our locals, Smith wandered the planet a bit before deciding to call McCall home.

A product of Texas - and the reason I keep promising to develop a line of stickers saying, "Let's Mess With Texas!" - Smith grew up hunting, fishing, playing football, diving and, of all things, skiing. No word on if he skied in jeans - but I'm guessing yes."

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