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.
Rewinding the clock of fly fishing blogging, you may recall a blog with an attention drawing name, Eat More Brook Trout. EMBT was the conservation, trip reporting, gear reviewing, and creative writing outlet for Chris Hunt, a freelance writer, award-winning journalist, and author of multiple books on fishing. Chris was very active in the "wild … Continue reading Catching Up With… Chris Hunt
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
Most of the folks I've "Caught Up With..." to this point were rod & reel fly fishers. However, those that know me, know I dig some tenkara too. And one of the early-adopters of tenkara in the United States was Karel Lansky. At the time Colorado based, Karel penned a blog titled Tenkara on the … Continue reading Catching Up With… Karel Lansky
Jason Tucker and his Fontinalis Rising blog was an absolute must read back in the day. Jason was based out of Michigan and was living the fly fishing lifestyle, writing about his outings and observations often. It was not uncommon for the posts to be interestingly stylistic, frequently mixing in poetry or creative writing. One … Continue reading Catching Up With… Jason Tucker
Steven Smith... he was one of those fishing bloggers that was always tinkering behind the scenes. Be it with the appearance of his blog, or even something as bold as the blog's name. He stood up blogs called The Eastern Fly, The Silent Pursuit, The Fly Fishing Bowhunter, and probably another two or three I … Continue reading Catching Up With… Steven Smith