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2020 via Casting Across

This year, 2020. This weird, awful, ridiculous year. But looking at these nine little thumbnail images is a reminder that there was a lot of good. A lot of good. In fact, these “top nine” pictures represent a mere fraction of the blessings that came in 2020. For one, they’re all only related to fly …

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Podcast Ep. 106: A Fly Fishing Cornucopia

‘Tis the week of Thanksgiving. Which means all of the food and fun of Christmas without the stressful shopping, wrapping paper, and cold(er) weather. And, if you play your cards right you might get to sneak a little bit of fishing in. On this episode of the podcast, I delve into a few topics: Why …

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The Best Time to Book Your Fishing Trip

Time gets away from us. Sometimes it is important things. Family, work, and necessary home projects need our attention. Getting away for a day or a weekend is important, too. And, if we’re honest, a  few more efficient weekends at home could probably free up at least a day to get away guilt-free. For most …

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Podcast Ep. 99: Why You Should Fish Manchester, VT

Where can you go to get some fly fishing history, beautiful scenery, fun for the whole family… and a few trout? Nestled in the bottom left corner of Vermont sits the little town of Manchester. Orvis is there. The American Museum of Fly Fishing is there. They’re there because the Battenkill River is there. While …

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Podcast Ep. 89: Fish Trippin’

Road trip! Depending upon your particular experiences, that phrase might elicit great joy or terrible fear. But what if you have a fly rod in the car? Or, what if you’ve had a fly rod in the car while taking that same route in the past? Adding a little fishing to a longer drive can …

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Podcast Ep. 88: Trout Mission – Accomplished

There is one fish that I have been trying to catch for nearly 20 years. It isn’t a specific fish, per se, but any  rainbow trout out of a particular stream. This week I caught that fish. It was a little fish. Really little. But that is okay. After numerous failed attempts (some of which …

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Fixing Fly Fishing Failure: 3 Thoughts

Just over three years ago I visited a stream that I had fantasized about for decades. Decades. It isn’t on the other side of the world. It isn’t even across the country. In fact, I’ve crossed over it hundreds of times. The access just so happens to be a bit on the restrictive side. As …

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Podcast Ep. 87: Sneak a Little Fishing In

If you can negotiate some time on the water, then you should absolutely sneak some fishing into your family trip. Want my advice? Don’t bring what you would normally bring on a fishing trip. Pack lighter. Be it out of necessity or simply to keep the peace, choose what you’re hauling along with coolers, strollers, …

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Podcast Ep. 83: Cabins, Covid, & Casting

What makes a good fishing cabin? Maybe, just maybe, it doesn’t have to be a cabin to do what you need it to do. Today, I talk about how I’ve been finding fly fishing trip lodging for a while now. Also, I start of the podcast by talking about healing, documentaries, and another podcast. It …

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Podcast Ep. 82: How to Fish Better & Longer

There are some ways that you can get more casting in. There are some ways that your casts can be better at the end of the day. There are some ways that you can cast to fish that haven’t seen as much pressure. And they all involve moving; just a little bit more. In this …

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