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.
Saturday was a pretty fishy day, but happened to involve no actual fishing. Woke up and watched my Saturday morning YouTube. It's my adult version of Saturday morning cartoons, just with less Smurfs. This week's video choice was the latest from Wild Fly, an awesome float down the Mississippi River in Minnesota with some epic … Continue reading Saturday is for the Fish (Related Activities)
It's been a minute since the last post, when I started the search for a Hardy reel clone. Since then I found a Berkley 530 (a Featherweight knock-off) in pretty nice condition on eBay, ordered it, and now have it in hand I found it to be in really good shape. No corrosion, limited scratches, … Continue reading Reel Rehab
It's winter, so as you've probably noticed, I've been doing a lot of fiddling with my gear to get everything ready for when things warm up come Spring. I've got that 4-weight bamboo rod to play with, have acquired some new really fancy reels through a brand partnership, and even bought a "new to me" … Continue reading The Hunt for Hardy Clones