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.
Exciting times here in the Troutrageous! household. I'm a day away from a road trip with my daughter up to the Hudson Valley of New York where she'll spend the summer doing theatre related things. This isn't the potential fishing trip I referenced in an earlier post, but rather the beginning of her summer adventure. … Continue reading T! Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 05.29.26
While I highlighted Season 4 of the Flylords Fly Shop Tour Midwest in general in a recent T! F5 post, the most recent stop along the way was a "must watch" as soon as it popped up in my YouTube feed. The crew ends up in Minnesota, and while they fish the Mighty Mississippi, as … Continue reading Flylords Fly Shop Tour Midwest Hits Minnesota
Since my fly rods mostly sit in their tubes, and my fly reels in their pouches in the corner of my home office, I tend to forget exactly what I have. But I also like to catalog stuff. So to remedy that, I keep a Google Sheet of all the fly rods I own, along … Continue reading I Asked AI to Validate My Fly Rod & Reel Pairings. It Did an OK Job?
Let's ring in the weekend with a T! Friday Fishing Film Festival. I think we all deserve some escape from what was certainly a heavy week. But before we do, it would be great if you'd take in this video on a subject that impacts us all. https://youtu.be/eOlnsZU38FA?si=GDKPWP8rtDoV2n7w The government recently announced plans to reorganize … Continue reading T! Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 04.10.26
"The First Open Source Click Pawl Reel Ever Made" That's a bold marketing statement, right? Bro, check out my new reel... I love a nice click & pawl reel. Ross Reels just came out with a new model, the Cimarron Creek, which is fully machined in the USA and has a relatively low price of … Continue reading Ross Cimarron Creek Reel – USA Made Click & Pawl with a 3D Printed Twist