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.
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
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
Can you make this? That was the subject line of the email I received on Friday morning from my mother-in-law, with a link to the following fly tying video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-xUSrv08ZU Tim Flagler's Flounder Snack Hmm... Tim Flagler's Flounder Snack? Now I don't really tie saltwater flies (nor steelhead flies which is where this pattern was … Continue reading Flounder Snack
Lou DiGena of the Fly & Fin blog is the subject of today's "Catching Up With..." article. Lou is one of those guys that is multi-talented, in addition to being a well-rounded fly angler (and early adopter of tenkara). During the blogging heyday, Lou spent a great amount of time posting about his fishing outings … Continue reading Catching Up With… Lou DiGena
Each year I go to the Fly Fishing Show I bring along good intentions. In my head I'm telling myself that I'm going to meet and talk to a lot of people. I'm going to take a lot of pictures. I'm going to learn a ton of new stuff. Needless to say, none of that … Continue reading Thoughts from the 2024 Fly Fishing Show