what we saw last week… (2012-10-10)
Observed driving home: Me, traveling the speed limit of 65 mph. Two cars in #GEICO livery flash by, guessing their speed at 75+ mph. # Fun day yesterday, being 'Mericans…shooting handguns in the...
View Articlemy early thanksgiving
Yesterday the shield on my helmet was dotted with mist. Clouds showed up early in the morning and again hover above today. Temperatures have noticeably dropped and the first reports of snow in the...
View Articlethe conundrum of working-class guy’s fly fishing vehicle
Ask around, do a little research and you’ll likely find that the question “what’s the best vehicle for fly fishing” is often answered “truck.” But I’m still paying into social security so others can...
View Articlethink not, do (and why I think one can trust their feelings…after a bit of...
I don’t remember how it was learned. There has been a lot of trail and error, fishing trips and advice from guides and fly fishing friends. It certainly wasn’t during my first year of fly fishing, when...
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how to bully your way on to any water, haul friends and beer, and look...
On a stream last week my needs (a solid and reliable rod and reel) transcended desires (the latest and greatest gear). Maybe it’s the fact that I landed a good number of fish, and not one looked at my...
View Articlewith the proper attitude fly fishing keeps one young (or, once I was but the...
If the headline got you here, great. But let’s first clear the air… I’m not the master; I’m more of a jack of all trades and master of none. My last trip of this trout season to the foothills of the...
View Articlea benefit to keeping fly fishing one of the smaller sports
I suppose it’s inevitable that with time and age I’ll someday become that “get off my lawn” guy. This week, however, I purposely took a step in that direction. Over the last few years I have dealt with...
View Articleavoiding that 12-step program
I’m trying to avoid that 12-step program. I’ve seen the results of the sickness. It’s not pretty. Often, it means a car can’t be parked in the garage. An unchecked inventory of rods, reels, waders,...
View Articleone thing to do when not fly fishing this winter
Even though there is no fly fishing in Yemen (and even if there were you probably wouldn’t want to go), I was pleasantly surprised to see that the rather unassuming Salmon Fishing in the Yemen was...
View Articlethe rambling of an unfocused mind
I can’t seem to get anything written lately. But not really because of a lack of ideas. My mind is just a bit scattered with all that’s going on. The holidays, life, stuff. A day of solo fly fishing...
View Articlewatch not, do (or what do you expect from fly fishing media?)
Maybe it’s just jealousy that [name redacted] earns money (or at least gets a tax write off) fly fishing, but I was bit more than puzzled after running across a new-to-me fly fishing show. The show is...
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worrying about women in fly fishing
I worry about women in fly fishing and how it might affect me. Not because women take instruction better and may easily out cast and out fish me. Not because every other fly fishing blog post seems to...
View Articlefrom above the water it’s all conjecture
I remember my first attempts to fool the trout I hoped were there, with doubts that my own brain could conceive of what they were thinking. That’s the problem with drowning some thread wrapped around a...
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a not-so-rugged Bass Pro woman
Would a Rugged Eddie Bauer Man or his more “metro” cousin want a Bass Pro Woman? On the water, particularly from a distance, there’s an unsexy equality brought about by waders that usually don’t fit...
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what to do when someone whispers “gumball”
It’s likely that many of you have never seen “The Gumball Rally.” I have. I’m likely one of the few to see it on the silver screen (as a kid). This weekend, I’ll have my own little Gumball Rally. I...
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dusting off good memories
Just about two weeks ago I awoke to two unfamiliar sights that dusted off old memories. Bright sunshine, a cloudless sky and startlingly green lawns made possible by man’s influence on the course of...
View Articlewhat we saw last (few) weeks…
Am I wrong to think it more than a bit odd, weird in fact, when a 60-plus-year-old guy ends a conversation with “peace out?” Great, now we have monster goldfish breeding in Lake Tahoe....
View Articletwo birds, one stone
I tend to keep the soapbox tucked away when writing for this modest blog, but sometimes errant thoughts are worth sharing, particularly when they might just benefit all of us while making the most use...
View Articletie once, pay twice
I’m not the best fly tier. Most of my creations might be ranked as mediocre. I can tie decent flies — some have fooled some pretty crafty wild trout, though hunger might factor into this more than I...
View Articlerecycling fly fishermen
One of the truly great things about fly fishermen is nearly all of them will join in celebrating any aspect or level of the sport, be it the fish, gear, venue or tactic. There can be some good natured...
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