A Receipt Lost In Time

As I step aside from the 2025 Driftless recaps for a moment, I wanted to reflect upon this artifact I found streamside when fishing on Day 4 with Anthony, Dave, & Matt. Tucked neatly in the tall grass right behind a little gravel bar was this item, a receipt stub for $2.65 from a Howard … Continue reading A Receipt Lost In Time →

In Preparation

While I don't love fly tying, tenkara kebari are some of the easier types of flies to crank out a bunch of in a short time. So, I sucked it up and sat down over the weekend and whipped up a couple dozen in preparation of Friday's trip to the Driftless. While Pink Squirrel nymphs … Continue reading In Preparation →

Summer Fishing Trips are Booked!

Heading into each year, I have a loose idea in my head of where I'd like to fish. These options can range anywhere between quick, weekend escapes within driving distance... to extended trips requiring air travel, hotels, or camping. Sometimes that could even mean travel abroad, although I haven't left the country since prior to … Continue reading Summer Fishing Trips are Booked! →

Far From Fishy

After I went fishing in Georgia two weekends ago, I haven't been very fishy since. Another week of work travel (in Philly) was quickly followed by a train ride for a little bit of a weekend escape to NYC to celebrate K.C.'s birthday on Saturday. She loves those damn Broadway shows, especially Moulin Rouge! A … Continue reading Far From Fishy →

Bring Back Trout Stamps

I wasn't much of an angler growing up, but when a few of my friends from school and I became early teenagers, we decided to try our hands at fishing some of the local reservoirs. Collectively, we didn't know much about what we were doing, using worms and corn under bobbers launched by spincast rods … Continue reading Bring Back Trout Stamps →