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Rusty Flybox: Staying Alive

Maybe you’ve never had a fly fishing injury. But there is a good chance that if you’ve had an injury, it has impacted your fly fishing. Today I’m sharing three articles that deal with a relatively obscure, but certainly important, aspect of fly fishing. Physical health is a necessary part of fly fishing. While you …

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The River Will Wait

There is a river back there, but it will have to wait. A few hundred yards into those woods, through groves of pines and countless game trails, a medium-sized river flows  in a lazy and meandering manner. It is a trout stream. It isn’t the kind of river you’d set as the marquee stop on …

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The Last Thing I Need

Sometimes, I get asked questions; questions to which I have a standard response. Here are some examples: Do you golf? No. I’m terrible at it. And the last thing I need is another expensive hobby. Do you bike? I’m afraid I’d get run over on these New England backroads. And the last thing I need …

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Podcast Ep. 247: 3 Ways to Fish Out of a Rut

It could be the season of life, the weather, or even just the recent (lack of) success on the water. But whatever it is, you’ve found yourself in a fishing rut. What can you do to get back to where you should be? Well, you could power through and just make it happen by doing …

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Trout, Trout Everywhere; Nor any Rod to Fish

Family vacation. There are lots and lots of choices of where to go. As long as everyone has a good time and stays in good spirits, where is just a backdrop. Amusement parks. Big cities. The ocean or the mountains. Or, somewhere you’ve spent time fly fishing. Even though I’ve often advocated for squeezing even …

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Add to Fly Fishing: Observe & Identify

Over the years on Casting Across I’ve advocated that fly fishers diversify their outdoor experience. The singular focus of catching trout with a dry fly is a stereotype that serves as a punching bag within our little culture. But I’d argue that only fly fishing is less than one standard deviation away from that stuffy …

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Rusty Flybox: Outside the Fly Shop

I’m sure there is a fly shop out there that will sell you anything and everything that you would need to go fly fishing. But I doubt it. Reason being, there is a lot of non-fly fishing stuff that I need to get to the water and stay on the water. If you’re engaged in …

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Podcast Ep. 183: Phones & Fishing

I know a few people who have flip phones. They’re the bamboo rod enthusiasts of the tech world… or something like that. For the rest of us, the futuristic computer/camera in our pocket goes with us wherever we go. That often includes the rivers and woods which we enjoy. There are plenty of pros and …

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FishDay Prepping

There are some things that are better done before you leave to go fishing. Whether you’ve got a handful of random trips to local streams in your immediate future, or you’re going on that big-ticket trip, your home is the ideal place to prepare for the water. It might seem romantic to simply throw  your …

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Podcast Ep. 168: Pivoting While Fishing

I had plans. They had to change. Guess what? It happens. Weather, vehicles, and life in general will put a kink in your perfectly prepared fly fishing checklist. Thankfully, I’ve got a three point (and alliterated!) checklist that you can employ to turn ruined plans into a great day on the water. Today I share …

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