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Great Expectations of the Florida Strain 26 Aug 2013 | 06:58 am
It was like the lady said, “the only people able to fish mid-week are college students and millionaires.” I lacked the nerve to tell her that a third option existed. One that ensured her lake was fis...
Why my conservation dollar is no longer available, and why conservation must change with the rest of the industry 22 Aug 2013 | 04:40 am
I have a tendency for melancholy when my beloved creek’s bones are exposed. Dewatering is now a yearly ritual and simply means the upper stretches of the creek won’t be worth fishing for at least ano...
A year’s supply of turkey tails in a single outing 18 Aug 2013 | 12:33 am
The steady beat of his tail suggested he knew most of the dialog on his care and feeding was likely to be disregarded out-of-hand. I leaned over to scratch behind Meat’s ear, echoing the last commandm...
She waved in the general direction of the Hot Pink Shoe Goo 15 Aug 2013 | 01:09 am
What was a working theory is now a confirmed fishing axiom. Only suffering while fishing begets great fishing. Actual knowledge of fish, flies, or casting has nothing to do with the outcome. It start...
And like everything else we hold dear, we’ll screw this up mightily 5 Aug 2013 | 04:22 am
Science suggests that with most arable land under cultivation and with the world’s oceans under duress, the only unexploited source of food remaining is insects. By 2050 meat production will have to ...
That’s a Gnarly Viognier, Bro 29 Jul 2013 | 08:18 am
It’s part of the Californio “Coming of Age” ritual, wherein you chat with Poppa over your responsibilities as a Man, and unbeknownst to you, the miracle of your birthright requires we all be tanned an...
Never as compelling as Broccoli Dip 22 Jul 2013 | 09:24 am
That casual dinner conversation where you were introduced as … “likes to fish”, which you hastily amended to “likes to fly fish”, given how you felt it necessary to separate yourself from the lawn ch...
Where we debunk a couple centuries of Entomology with a single frame 5 Jul 2013 | 08:50 pm
I felt used. … and if I’d had the trophy spouse whom I’d found in the sack with the local tennis pro, I’d have relived those feelings of intense pain and betrayal. Instead, I can only curse those mi...
The reality as soiled and sweaty as the waters I fish 17 Jun 2013 | 08:21 am
Any thoughts as to the nature of my silence, and whether it involves hordes of fish, secret fly patterns held from your gaze, and hidden shad streams teeming with hungry fish – are pure fantasy. Ins....
I am a known whiner and slayer of Rose Bushes 28 May 2013 | 05:56 am
I figure the Fishing Gods ignore whiners even when they’ve paid their earlier dues without complaint. I suppose lucky and unlucky have a minor role, as does Karma, but there must be more than simply t...
