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:
It’s Okay to Like this Fish Picture
Tag: Conservation
Shame & My Favorite Fly Fishing Photo
This is one of my favorite trout pictures. I caught this brown trout in the highest reaches of a Pennsylvania limestone stream. This fish was remarkable for its color. This fish was exciting due to its relatively large size. But this fish was most special because it was caught in a place where most trout …
Fish? Food.
Last night I had fish for dinner. It was cod; broiled with salt, pepper, olive oil, and lemon. It was wild and caught from a sustainable fishery. Most importantly, it was delicious. Eating fish isn’t a typical topic in fly fishing media. Given, I didn’t get anywhere near my cod while it was still alive. …
Opening Day of Trout Season Still Matters
In modern fly fishing, the idea of an opening day of trout season doesn’t hold the same kind of mystique that it did in past generations. With many catch and release waters being open year-round, the calendar doesn’t dictate if one can fish. The conclusion to fish or not depends more on personal choice. Weather, …
Last Cast of the Week, 3/23/2018
Most Fridays on Casting Across are devoted to other people’s contributions in the fly fishing community. Articles, pictures, social media accounts, videos, podcasts, products, and more will be featured on The Last Cast of the Week. Today, I’m sharing items from Cheeky/AFFTA, Trident Fly Fishing, & North Arkansas Fly Fishers. If you’d like to be …
Life Up on the Bank: Fly Fishing in Rural Appalachia
“It looks like a movie set,” Jeff said. “It looks like the soviets just pulled out,” I added. It was only a halfway attempt at humor. A few months earlier, I travelled to a former soviet state. I spent time in some places that had obviously felt the weight of a very, very difficult period …
Last Cast of the Week, 2/16/2018
Most Fridays on Casting Across are devoted to other people’s contributions in the fly fishing community. Articles, pictures, social media accounts, videos, podcasts, products, and more will be featured on The Last Cast of the Week. Today, I’m sharing items from Orvis News / George Daniel, Chuck Marshall, and @holdfruitandveggies. If you’d like to be …
Fly Fishing Podcasts: Shows for the Show
Today kicks off The Fly Fishing Show’s biggest stop: Edison, New Jersey. Like many fly fishers in this part of the country and far beyond, I’ve made the journey to this event year after year. This year I’m spending two full days, which entails two full nights. With a long-ish drive from New England, that …
Last Cast of the Week, 1/12/2018
Most Fridays on Casting Across are devoted to other people’s contributions in the fly fishing community. Articles, pictures, social media accounts, videos, podcasts, products, and more will be featured on The Last Cast of the Week. Today, I’m sharing items from American Museum of Fly Fishing, Hatch Magazine, & 5280 Angler. If you’d like to …
Fragile
Trout are creatures with paper-thin fins and gossamer bones. Their optimal temperature and dissolved oxygen thresholds are relatively narrow. Touching their scales with dry hands or laying them upon the bank can render them susceptible to deadly infection. Trout are survivors, but they are fragile. It isn’t just fish, though: A creek, sustaining all manner …