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: Ever have an idea, think it's good, spend a lot of time developing it, and the further and further along it got the more you realized it was hot garbage? Well, that's what this post is. It was early December 2025 and being uninspired by L.L. Bean's recent fly fishing offerings, I envisioned a … Continue reading L.L. Bean and Orvis Tag Team?
I was surprised with the overall positive response that the post on Monday regarding L.L. Bean (fly fishing) equipment received. Happy to find I'm not in the minority. I was even more pleased to see someone take the ball and run with it, as Jay Eubanks over at The Naturalist's Angle wrote a follow up piece … Continue reading Obsessed With L.L. – Part 2
Mama said knock you out? No, not that one. I received the L.L. Bean fishing catalog in the mail the other week. I'm not sure what it is about that book, but I not only want, but can justify to myself owning pretty much every piece of gear in the book. Perhaps it's because it's not overwhelmingly large like … Continue reading Obsessed With L.L.