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.
In yesterday's post I alluded to some new-to-me flies I'm adding to my fly boxes. They're a bit in shambles following the summer, so a bit of rehab is necessary if I'm going to head north in a few weeks. The following two beadhead soft hackle patterns were recently bought, not tied myself, and I'm … Continue reading Beadheads for Colder Days
Whether you know it yet or not, I'm guessing the landslide of "fly fishing press" will be coming in short order regarding Yvon Chouinard, Craig Mathews, and Mauro Mazzo's latest book, "Pheasant Tail Simplicity: Recipes and Techniques for Successful Fly Fishing." So folks at Patagonia, consider this some additional free advertising you didn't even ask … Continue reading Pheasant Tail Simplicity
I wrote a bit about fly fishing brand collaborations on Friday, but it occurred to me that I never mentioned the recent partnership I personally participated in with a fly fishing brand. At least I never mentioned it here on the Troutrageous! mothership, even though I might have called it out elsewhere. Jason Klass of … Continue reading Hot Spot Futsu Kebari
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
If you haven't noticed by some of the posts over the last year, the whole fly fishing history of the Catskills fascinates me. Which is weird because I've never actually fished there before. I just geek out over historical minutiae of the subjects I enjoy. It's a sickness I tell ya. Yesterday I received an … Continue reading The Dette Project