I am thankful for fly fishing. This means I am thankful to people; not just thankful with some nebulous sentiment. That isn’t true thankfulness. True thankfulness has a person as the object. True thankfulness can be given and received. I am thankful to Alan, who introduced me to the sport. As a teenager, he needed …
Casting Across is a lot more than written and spoken words. For 7 years, Casting Across has been the vehicle for my interaction with the people, places, and things that go into the pursuit of fish. Today, I talk about a few aspects of this past season of my life that you might find interesting. …
In early October, 2015, I grabbed up the domain name and social media handles for “Casting Across.” For that month I fumbled my way through website design, font choice, and how the internet really works. I polished up some rough drafts I had kicking around on my hard drive. I began to go through my …
200 episodes! First of all, thank you for listening. Whether this is your first or 200th download, I truly appreciate that you take a few minutes out of your week to hear what I have to say about the quarry and culture of fly fishing. As I’ve done every 50 shows, today I break away …
Due to their respective locations on the calendar, Memorial Day and Labor day are considered as the unofficial beginning and end points of summer. While Memorial Day has deep and somber implications for all Americans, Labor Day is a much more light-hearted affair. I’m not downplaying the impact that workers and tradesmen have had on …
Tomorrow morning I’m waking up early and going fishing. I’ll get to drive on well-maintained interstate highways and state roads. A wide assortment of breakfast options will be available for me to choose from. The forest that I’ll be walking into is public and free to access. Freedom has its perks; even in the small …
In this Q&A episode, I share some of the best questions and comments I’ve ever received. Feedback (of any kind) is always exciting. Today, I talk about rod choices, guide recommendations, and favorite gear. These are things that I like discussing on my own. When you’re the reason I get to elaborate and pontificate on …
Every week I get some interesting emails because of Casting Across. Most of the time, they’re quick observations or pertinent questions from website readers and podcast listeners. I think it is great. And I do my best to respond quickly and thoughtfully. In fact, I actively encourage feedback. Leading up to podcasts episodes that end …
On Friday, I’ll post for the 1,000th time on Casting Across. I’ve written about the quarry and culture of fly fishing three times a week, for 333 weeks, over the course of nearly six and a half years. There are plenty of gear reviews, outdoor stories, and articles on technique in the back catalog. There …
These nine photographs aren’t terribly exciting. What they represent is what I did in 2021. They also represent what you “liked” the most about Casting Across last year. I don’t obsess over the analytic side of Casting Across. But it can be interesting. One of the things that interests me is what interests you. I …
