If you’ve been fly fishing for any length of time, there is a good chance that major life events are bracketed by rivers and trout. I can certainly say that. And in this episode of the podcast, I do say that. Although Casting Across has a lot of me in it, I don’t usually get …
Happy (early) New Year from Casting Across! First of all: Thank you for reading, listening, and being a part of Casting Across. With everything that 2020 brought, this website, podcast, and community has been a positive constant. Hopefully something I wrote or said helped you get on the water and get through the difficulty of …
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 …
My wife and I both enjoy books. Too much, maybe. We’ve got large built-in shelves in our living room. My office is organized so that I am wrapped in bookshelves. There are two more extra sets of shelves in the spare bedroom. That is where my second-tier, rarely consulted fishing books live. I headed up …
This podcast episode is really a 4-in-1. And you get to listen to it at your normal price – I guarantee it. First: 5 years of Casting Across! I talk a little bit about why and how the website came to be. Second: I explain why people are the greatest benefit I’ve received through my …
Social media has its fair share of justified criticisms. Instagram, in particular, is often rightfully called out for channeling vanity and facilitating the worst coming out in people. In fly fishing, that has unfortunately lead to unsavory angling practices that endanger fish and stir up strife within the community. But it doesn’t have to be …
2019 is drawing to a close. There is a lot that can be said about fishing and life, but today I’m taking a look back at the 150-plus pieces of content that came out over the past year. Casting Across continues to grow. That is all thanks to you. My writing and my speaking is …
I am thankful for fly fishing. I am thankful for the quiet. My job is busy and my home is busy. I wouldn’t trade either of them for the world. But my time on the water offers some much needed contrast. This doesn’t mean that fly fishing is passive. The mental exercises often eclipse the …
I had never casted my fly rod before. I felt like the right thing to do was to wait until I was on a trout stream. All or nothing; all for a $25, boxed rod, reel, and line from a department store. But wouldn’t you know it, I caught a fish on my second cast …
2018 was quite the year for me. By extension, it was quite the year for Casting Across. Let me begin by saying thank you. I am always humbled and a little surprised that thousands of people want to read what I have to say about things like fly rods or using the sense of smell …
