I know what you’re thinking. “The weather is just getting nice again – I’m going to be able to fish so much this fall!” True. But if you live in most of the country, the harsh reality that winter weather is only a half dozen weeks away can’t be ignored. It’s okay. Don’t run from …
Tag: Outdoor Shows
Last Cast of the Week, 7/13/2018
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 Risen Fly Fishing, Angling Trade / IFTD, & Boston Globe / Bradford Camps. If …
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 …
Last Cast of the Week, 3/9/2018
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 Risen Fly Fishing, Texas Fly Fishing & Brew Festival, and Orvis. If you’d like …
Last Cast of the Week, 3/2/2018
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, Rep Your Water, and The Fly Fishing Show. If you’d like to be …
People: Making the Places & Things of Fly Fishing
At The Fly Fishing Show, you’ll see it all: Old and young. Male and female. Black and white. Beards and clean-shaven. Flat bills and tweed jackets. Freshwater and saltwater. Liberal and conservative. You’ll even stumble across a handful of face tattoos, tenkara rods, and treble hooks. With all of that diversity – with all of …
A Cold, Gray, & Slushy Friday in New England
Fridays in January aren’t usually too exciting in New England when it comes to fly fishing. Here is a quick snapshot of the weather: cold, gray, and slushy. Would today be a day where I could find tailwater trout and panfish through the ice? Absolutely. Is today a great day to be at The Fly …
Show Season: The Fly Fishing Show 2018
Most of the content for this article appeared in January 2017 – but details have been updated to reflect the 2018 season of The Fly Fishing Show. Do you plan on attending? Let me know! Starting in early January, fly fishers from across the country will venture out, drive for hours, and all while braving …
The Best Laid Plans of Trout and Flies
In my younger days, January 1st meant bothering a Walmart employee early in the morning. Groggy and in the malaise that only accompanies working on a holiday, whoever got summoned to the sporting goods desk was met by a much more enthusiastic young angler. Getting that fishing license on day 1 of 365 was an …
2 Guys and A River and Me and Fly Fishing Shows
I’ve frequently written about how outdoor shows can be “the most fun fly fishing thing you can do while not actually fly fishing.” These expos often encompass the best of the off-the-water elements of fly fishing: the people, places, and things that go into the pursuit of fish. As we head into the winter months …