Merry Christmas 2024

Merry Christmas!Hope you're out of THE OFFICEand enjoying time with family and friends... *Pre-Photoshop components “liberated” from Fishbaldwin.com & Parade.com After a few years' hiatus, this is a continuation of the series of poorly executed and sporadic “Festive Fly Fisher” Photoshop posts previously found HERE, HERE, HERE & HERE. This is old school copy, paste, and magic eraser sorcery, … Continue reading Merry Christmas 2024 →

Giving Bluesky a Try…

I don't exactly know why. Maybe because I like goofing around on different tech platforms? But I gave Bluesky a try for the first time yesterday. Not familiar? It's basically a Twitter, (excuse me, I mean X), clone. It has gained some notoriety because it's not tethered to Elon Musk. Is Bluesky any good? Well, … Continue reading Giving Bluesky a Try… →

Catching Up With… Leigh Smith

Leigh Smith of the FinFollower blog has been chronicling his "Reel Adventures of Fly Fishing" since 2009. I've been friends with Leigh for virtually just as long, as we've shared a mutual admiration of fly fishing, trout, and each other's writing for more than a decade. The reason why I think I was drawn to … Continue reading Catching Up With… Leigh Smith →

Catching Up With… Dave Hosler

A blog from yesteryear that I really enjoyed was Pile Cast Fly Fishing. The author, Dave Hosler was definitely a nonconformist. Or at least his blog was as counterculture as fly fishing writing got. While the rest of us were glorifying the almighty trout or the saltwater species of the tropics, Dave focused his writing … Continue reading Catching Up With… Dave Hosler →

Catching Up With… Tom Sadler

Tom Sadler is what one might call a "jack of all trades." A fishing guide, freelance writer, executive director, political strategist, conservationist, veteran, and of course family man... not to mention a few other things I failed to detail. Back in the early 2010s, Tom's Dispatches From The Middle River was one of the more … Continue reading Catching Up With… Tom Sadler →