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.
Most Saturdays, I try to wake up early, maybe go for a walk around the neighborhood, and then crash on the sofa for an hour or two and watch a few longer-form YouTube videos... all before the rest of the family gets out of bed. It's a bit of an adult version of the Saturday … Continue reading Laxaþjóð | A Salmon Nation
It has become somewhat of an annual tradition to make the run up to the Smokies for Labor Day weekend. It's a pilgrimage I've historically taken alone. It's not that I don't want to spend time with my family, but they understand I need some "alone time" every now and then to just recalibrate my … Continue reading Tales From the 2023 Labor Day Escape
The Pebble Mine issue. It just won't go away. Received an email from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers over the weekend urging its constituents to sign the latest petition to let law makers know that Pebble Mine is the wrong mine for the wrong place. Image: https://bristolbaysockeye.org/about-bristol-bay/ Now I don't know if these online petitions work … Continue reading EPA Comment Period on Bristol Bay
Catching up on Lost Time... Hadn't posted in a little bit, but we've been active here in Northeast Florida. Not necessarily fishing all the time, but all in the outdoors vein. A Walk in the Woods Two weekends ago I spent some time walking around the Timucuan Trail in the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine … Continue reading Some Recent Florida Hijinks
A Walk in the Park... Sunday morning was nice and cool in Jacksonville. It was overcast, a bit misty, and in the low 60s. Just a lovely temperature to be outside. Yes, I could have gone fishing, but I didn't. Instead, stretching the legs felt appropriate, and I took a leisurely hike on the sandy … Continue reading Wandering Through the Woods