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 …
Don’t worry, I’m not talking masks or vaccination or anything like that. It just so happens that 100 episodes ago, I recorded “CoronaCast, Week 1.” I am talking about how the last two years have impacted my fishing. And, chances are, the last two years have impacted your fishing. Although there have been plenty of …
I had plans. They had to change. Guess what? It happens. Weather, vehicles, and life in general will put a kink in your perfectly prepared fly fishing checklist. Thankfully, I’ve got a three point (and alliterated!) checklist that you can employ to turn ruined plans into a great day on the water. Today I share …
Less than two weeks ago I wrote “The Last Time You’ll Fish.” I’ve included a link to the article below, but here’s the gist of it: There are places that you have gone fishing that you will never fish again. Some of these places aren’t anything special. Others, when framed in this manner, are the …
