If you’ve been fly fishing for any length of time, there is a good chance that major life events are bracketed by rivers and trout.
I can certainly say that. And in this episode of the podcast, I do say that.
Although Casting Across has a lot of me in it, I don’t usually get too autobiographical. However, I think there are some pretty valid reasons to share a little bit about myself. I’ll share where I’ve been, how I’ve fished, and what else I do. Because believe it or not: I do more than fishing and writing about fishing.
Listen to the episode below, or on your favorite podcast app.
Episode Recommendation: Even if it is incredibly simple, keep a fishing journal. You won’t regret it!
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Matt,
Thank god for grandfathers taking their grandsons fishing. That is also where I got my start. Though we were more or less a fishing family. Both dad and grand dad were spin and fly fisherman.
Anyway, I can still hear grandpa today saying what has become one of my favorite quotes: “For crying out loud!!!” when he had to deal with one of my tangles, which were many! Too funny…
A simple man of few words was he, but the only man I’ve ever known never to have had a bad thing to say about anyone, nor utter a curse word worse than “damn”, or “crap”, as long as I knew him. Seeing the world as it is today, there is a lot to be said for that. What a great mentor.
Something else I can only wish others could have the good fortune to experience – a high school fly tying and fishing club.
My having the opportunity to be in one, of course a total fluke of luck.
It was set up and run voluntarily by my history teacher and master fly fisherman Roger George of Hackettstown, NJ. A history teacher who’s father was one of Jim Leisenring’s close friends from Brodheadsville PA.
Total fluke of luck having landed where someone like that was available, and motivated to teach kids how to tie flies and take them fly fishing, out of the kindness of his heart.
Talk about “casting across” the generations.
Andrew, you’ve hit the nail on the head. YouTube is great, but it isn’t a relationship.
Thanks for sharing!