Today is not a holiday. But tomorrow is. And like any red-blooded American, I’m working today before stocking up on meat, charcoal, and colorful imported explosives. No time for fly fishing writing.
But, the Rusty Flybox is a channel for me to break out a few posts that didn’t get a lot of traction the first time around. Either they didn’t play nice with search engine optimization or I released them before Casting Across built a readership. Or, they stunk. But I don’t think that last one is true.
As tomorrow is a holiday, and since Fridays are slotted for podcast releases these days, I thought I’d trot out another Rusty Flybox. This Independence Day (Eve), you can read about:
- Fly fishing on the 4th of July.
- Hot tips n’ tricks for more trout!
- Being a nice person in and around fishing.
Check out all three articles below:
I don’t think I’m fabricating the sentiment held by some, the essence of which is this: some forms of civil holiday-observance aren’t proper. For example, having a hot dog roast on Memorial Day isn’t the right or respectful way to memorialize those who have given their life in service. If that is your conviction, fine. But I think that it can be both/and.
42 Ways to Catch More Fish, Guaranteed
Let us all be honest. We all go for this kind of click bait. But is there ever anything new? Do these articles ever reveal some recently developed strategy for catching fish? And if something new is in some way discovered, why would it get buried in with six other ideas just to be the seventh “hot tip?”
I’ve said it time and time again: this website isn’t the place to learn how to Euro nymph, tie Catskill dries, or understand presenting flies to wary flats species. I love to fish, and I do a decent job of it – most of the time. But the culture of fly fishing goes hand in hand with the quarry. And I like to think that what I write and who I write about speak to that truth. Pleasant people, good conversations, and general comradery go a long way.