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.
Prologue: In an earlier post I ambiguously teased a new project I was working on. Well, "Catching Up With..." is this project, and this post is the first installment. Visit this page to quickly learn more about what "Catching Up With..." is all about. Catching Up With... Brian Schiele Going back about ten years, most … Continue reading Catching Up With… Brian Schiele
Zach Matthews released a pretty solid interview with Patagonia founder Yvon Chouniard on his podcast "The Itinerant Angler" this week.Photo: PatagoniaWhile Mr. Chouinard speaks quite a bit about the re-issue of his "Simple Fly Fishing" book and what he enjoys about tenkara and his quest to simplify, he also expands on many of the philosophies … Continue reading The Itinerant Angler Podcast with Yvon Chouinard
Today we're very fortunate to have Tyrone Espinoza of TyRoam Handcrafted Hiking & Wading Staffs stop by Troutrageous! for a quick chat. I've been a fan of Ty's work from afar ever since stumbling on photos of some of his beautiful wading staffs on Instagram this past summer. It's been fun following some of Ty's … Continue reading Interview: Tyrone Espinoza, TyRoam Handcrafted Hiking & Wading Staffs
Working in general sporting goods retail for almost 20 years, it's rare to see the niche of fly fishing get some exposure in industry media, especially when the retail press as a whole tends to focus more on big dollar categories such as apparel, footwear, or fitness & team sports equipment.Sporting Goods Business (SGB) recently … Continue reading Grizzly Hackle Fly Shop in SGB Today
Welcome to Tenkara Tuesday.As I started playing around a little bit more on Instagram last winter as a way to fuel the "Tenkaragram" project, I found that it broadened my horizons to what is going on in the world of tenkara, especially when it came to folks that weren't affiliated with any of the rod … Continue reading Tenkara Tuesday – Interview With Robb Chunco of Creekside Kebari + Fly Co.