Troutrageous! Fly Fishing & Other Nonsense
A fly fishing and tenkara themed blog about trout, pop-culture, and my daughter Lilly. Philadelphia born and raised, living in Northeast Florida.
New Year's Day 2026 was the day I started my slow meander from Philadelphia back "home" to Florida, with a few stops in between. Thursday's plan was to head west on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and then south on 81, making a few stops in southwestern Virginia, before ultimately ending up in western North Carolina for … Continue reading Virginia First Day Hike
The news broke last night that we had lost a true legend of fly fishing and the outdoors, Flip Pallot. Known for his gentle wisdom and honest storytelling, Flip has become an icon of sport and conservation whose influence spread far beyond his beloved Florida. I'm not one to write tribute posts often (if ever), … Continue reading Remembering Flip Pallot
Ever have one of those things on your "bucket list" that you keep saying, "next year, next year," to and just always forget about it? For me, it's fly fishing Alabama's Cahaba River "shoal lily hatch." The flowers bloom each year around Mother's Day and the river holds multiple species of redeye bass. I was … Continue reading Fly Fishing the Shoal Lily Hatch
Now THIS was a fun Instagram post to stumble upon. The retro theming really puts it over the top. The brook trout draw you in, but the hellbenders will make you stay. Native species footage is so damn sexy! Admittedly, Lilly & I gotta thing for Smoky Madtoms. https://www.instagram.com/p/DHllSx4RbyJ/ Learn more about Conservation Fisheries' work … Continue reading Conservation Fisheries – Appalachian Native Species
When I was presented the opportunity to relocate my family from Philadelphia to Jacksonville back in 2013, I recall logging onto the Bass Pro Shops website to see if there were any in the area. There weren't, but one was noted as "coming soon", and expected to open in 2014. Well, it took a while, … Continue reading Maiden Voyage to the New Bass Pro