We lost him. After 18 years and a quarter-million miles, he gave up the ghost. The list of issues he’s overcome is long, but this last setback was one bump in the road too many. Technically, my Subaru Forester still runs. I wouldn’t call it “efficient” or “safe” or “smart” to drive, though. I’m on …
You know how fly fishing is all about using a fake bug to trick an animal that looks at real bugs all day every day? Why not up the difficulty and use a dry fly? I mean, trout primarily eat things that literally drift right into their mouths. There are times when they exert extra …
In anticipation of welcoming another baby into the family I was up in the attic. I rummaged through boxes and tubs, looking for stuff that I know I’ve packed, think I’ve seen, but am completely unaware of where any of it might be. Everyone knows that the quickest way between two points looks good on …
I use Instagram for Casting Across. It is a great way to promote the website, share the work of those I collaborate with, and see some amazing fly fishing pictures. I am not a professional photographer, and I am far, far from a professional marketer. There are strategies and techniques out there for gaining an …
“Can we go fishing?” Sure. “Where are we going? “What are we going to catch? “Why do I need sunscreen? “Why do I need shoes? “Can we get donuts? “Did you remember my rod? “Can I use your rod? “Can we go to the bathroom? “Are we allowed to park here? “Are they fishing?
Why? Because you’re reading this, for starters. A real trout bum isn’t going to be online, clicking through articles about fly fishing and fly fishing miscellany. A real trout bum would be fishing. If not fishing, he or she would be doing what needed to be done to make fishing in the immediate future possible. …
I understand why bad pictures get the black and white treatment to make them more interesting. (I’m guilty of that.) I can tolerate people using Snapchat to make their faces slimmer and their eyes brighter. (I’m not guilty of that.) I’m opposed to using filters on brook trout. This isn’t some sort of crusade or …
You know something that everyone who fly fishes is able to do? Smile. Sure, in fly fishing some people like to be super serious. Go to a fly fishing show or Trout Unlimited meeting and you’ll inevitably see a guy who looks like he’s just broken the tip of his favorite rod. There are always …
“KER-SPLOOSH!” Before the last of the water from the aquatic eruption had fallen, one of my fishing companions let out a string of expletives. The punctuation on the end of the profanity-laden, run-on sentence was “…big fish.” It was a big fish. A big trout, to be exact. “No way. It was just a beaver,” …
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:
