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.
It was a nice little surprise to see Ben Smith from Arizona Wanderings pop up in my socials last week. Ben's a talented writer, outdoorsman, and most importantly, a T! Party alum. 🤘 As such, it was cool to see Ben featured on Dave Stewart's Wet Fly Swing Podcast talking about trout, carp, and other … Continue reading Hey, Ben’s Back!
Do you ever dream about fishing? I don't mean daydream or to have aspiration. I mean actually dream, like while sleeping. I very rarely do, or at least that I can recall. I don't remember many of my dreams in the first place. On this past Friday night I did dream about fishing, and when … Continue reading Finding Meaning in a Weird Fishing Dream
This isn't a revelation at all, but there a lot of companies that are making fishing-inspired clothing...be it with graphics or design. I've accumulated quite a bit of it over the years, especially hats & shirts. I have a few favorites...perhaps one or two that might even be "lucky"...but most of the time I go … Continue reading Upgrading Your Fishing Wardrobe
Hey, welcome back to Wednesday Nibbles. Figured if I was going to break down and write a week of posts, it would only make sense to include this semi-regular segment. I know, I know, it doesn't have the allure it used to...but let's give it a go anyway...oblige me.First off comes some gear. Well, not … Continue reading Wednesday Nibbles – The Insert iPad Mini in Post Title to Get Search Results Edition
Ben Smith, author of one of my favorite blogs, Arizona Wanderings, has gotten pretty entrepreneurial over the past year or so. Starting first with selling some of his more popular flies, he's also branched out into logo merchandise, and most recently, e-Books. A little while back he wrote his first Arizona Wanderings book about Hunting Gambel's … Continue reading Gear Review – Chasing Wild Trout, An Arizona Wanderings e-Book by Ben Smith