Family vacation. There are lots and lots of choices of where to go. As long as everyone has a good time and stays in good spirits, where is just a backdrop. Amusement parks. Big cities. The ocean or the mountains. Or, somewhere you’ve spent time fly fishing. Even though I’ve often advocated for squeezing even …
I’m convinced that I’ve discovered the best cup of coffee you can have. It is the cup of coffee you have when it is the only cup of coffee you can have. Flavors, origins, and brewing techniques are all second-order variables compared to the situation in which you are drinking the coffee. While some people …
If you don’t care about taking care of your stuff for the sake of your stuff, at least take a little bit of energy for the sake of the resources you have and your gear’s performance. Today I share three more gear storage tips that are especially helpful in the middle of the season. An …
We’re all creatures of habit. If, like me, you happen to be a fly fishing creature, you probably possess a certain set of idiosyncratic habits. One of my bad habits involves lacking the self control to break habits. For example: I often talk a big game about exploring new water. It’s fun, I say. It’s …
It is impossible to capture the experience of being outdoors in words. Well-written prose will communicate a lot. However there will always be moments that get left out, or, more likely, moments that words can’t adequately describe. Similarly, photographs are good but limited. While a picture might be worth 1,000 words, an image devoid of …
When is your next trip? Where are you going? …and I don’t mean the big, fancy fly-in fly fishing excursion that you do (or don’t) have planned for next year. I mean when is the next time you’re going somewhere. There is a good chance that there is fish in that somewhere. And you can …
In this episode, I use words like impressive, remarkable, and excellent more than I usually do. But those adjectives are necessary when describing Maine and her fly fishing opportunities. Maine could (and does) have a whole podcast dedicated to exploring fly fishing from coast to mountains. Between the stripers, the landlocked salmon, and the brook …
It is a lot of fun to pull up to the river, hop out of your car, and just get to fishing. On the other hand, if you can do that in a particular spot it means that countless others can do the same as well. A little initiative and, if you’re able, a little …
[Gone Fishin’] More appropriately: gone. My wife and I have taken a much needed trip away. Work, life, etc. has been incredibly busy for a while now. Nothing new, nothing unique to us. We’re just blessed to be able to head somewhere warm. And, conveniently enough, somewhere with fish. That will be a post for …
There are some things that are better done before you leave to go fishing. Whether you’ve got a handful of random trips to local streams in your immediate future, or you’re going on that big-ticket trip, your home is the ideal place to prepare for the water. It might seem romantic to simply throw your …
