Something rarely discussed in fly fishing is planning ahead for what happens next when you hook a fish. With all the words written regarding casting technique and fly selection. little is mentioned pertaining to proactive steps for landing and releasing fish. And these days, you can throw photography into that quick sequence of events, too. …
It isn’t often that you’ll find me gushing about government agencies. While I have deep convictions about submitting to the magistrate, I’m confident that the state likes to carry a stick to redraw lines in the sand in a manner that can only be described as “willy nilly.” But when something good does come along …
Assuming ten dollars a pound, I’m quite a few ducks and geese away from paying off my new shotgun. But that is okay. Why? Well, for one, I can’t even begin to think how in the hole I am when it comes to fishing gear. I have killed some fish over the past few decades. …
I am not an entomologist. I am not even the kind of fly fisher who is proficient with insect taxonomy at the species level. But I do know a few things about bugs. And I am aware that they can captivate an 8 year old in a way that very few digital things can. Over …
You can absolutely nab some excellent deals if you shop sales, wait for next year’s model to come out, or trawl auction sites. This can be a lot of fun and you can certainly find some amazing things. But you can also strike out a lot and damage your eyes from staring at a computer …
Work is not antithetical to recreation. The inescapable dichotomy within time allocation doesn’t demand disjunction. That is to say, it is more appropriate to consider work and recreation as complimentary. And complimentary things aren’t better and worse. They are different and necessarily different. Labor and rest need one another. Misconceptions about this come from a …
Full disclosure: today is a day that comes around every year, and my family makes a big deal out of it. Consequently, I’m sharing some content from the Casting Across back catalog. But these are three great articles. They’re great because they touch on some of the most important parts of life and fly fishing. …
Back at the tail end of June, things were pretty dry in Virginia’s piedmont region. I was down there in July, and saw the low flows with my own eyes. Rivers and creeks weren’t dried up. But low flows and high temperatures are a perfect combination for stressing out coldwater fish. Add in the high …
While fly fishing might be my favorite way to enjoy the outdoors, it is hardly the only way I spend time in nature. Camping, hunting, and paddling are all fun on their own; but I also find ways to mix fishing into each of them. My favorite combo has to be fly fishing and trail …
Recently I spent an afternoon perusing used book stores in a local town. Along with the fatigue associated with bending over, craning my neck, and constantly shifting from reading vertically to horizontally, I noticed something else. There were a lot of intriguing fly fishing books. Twaddle aside, I appreciate and truly enjoy all angling literature. …
