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It’s Okay to Like this Fish Picture
Look at this trout I caught. It’s okay to look at it, and like it even. Trust me: I did everything right. You know what I mean? Here’s what i did:
Happiness, Fly Fishing, and Being 3
He didn’t catch a single fish. His older brother caught fish. His cousins caught fish. His dad caught fish. Although he wanted to catch fish, he was happy to just be in the water. And although I did catch fish, I’m happy that makes him happy. His rod is about two feet long. It has …
Gone Fishing: Guiding
All fish pictured were caught by clients.
Spring Creeks: Words Aren’t Enough
Crystal clear. Bug factory. Low gradient. Constantly cold. Lush vegetation. Year ‘round. Lots of big, wild, selective, spooky trout. Each statement describes one aspect of spring creeks. But even all of them together fail to adequately communicate how special these unique waterways are. I’ve been privileged enough to fish spring creeks in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, …
Don’t Take Your Flies to Town, Son
You’re not going to catch it. Wait. Let me make it even more plain and simple: you’re not even going to be able to get your fly in front of it. I know you can see the fish. I know that you haven’t spooked it, that you’ve been catching trout all day, and that all …
Net Worth: Sealing the Deal in Fly Fishing
If you think about it, simply carrying a net while fly fishing is like a personal vote of confidence. By bringing it with you, you’re essentially saying, “today I am going to need this, because I am going to catch a fish.” This doesn’t necessarily mean that the net is the motivational speaker of fly …
I Can’t Take a Good Fly Fishing Picture
I obviously don’t know how to take a fly fishing photograph. As you can see in the example above, it is clear that I haven’t put in the time, energy, or effort required to do things the right way. The right way, of course, being what is prominently displayed on social media. Thousands of Insta-lebrities …
Gone Fishing: Spring
The fish from limestone spring creeks are pretty. But where they live gives them a run for their money.
Skating Dry Flies & Accidental Excellence
Excellence by accident. Whether the fly fisher knows or acknowledges it or not, this little quip may very well characterize some of the best experiences we have in angling. A perfect example is one of the very first memorable trout I caught on a fly rod. Learning to fly fish, it was drilled into me …