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.
While I highlighted Season 4 of the Flylords Fly Shop Tour Midwest in general in a recent T! F5 post, the most recent stop along the way was a "must watch" as soon as it popped up in my YouTube feed. The crew ends up in Minnesota, and while they fish the Mighty Mississippi, as … Continue reading Flylords Fly Shop Tour Midwest Hits Minnesota
As I step aside from the 2025 Driftless recaps for a moment, I wanted to reflect upon this artifact I found streamside when fishing on Day 4 with Anthony, Dave, & Matt. Tucked neatly in the tall grass right behind a little gravel bar was this item, a receipt stub for $2.65 from a Howard … Continue reading A Receipt Lost In Time
When I fly into the upper Midwest to fish the Driftless I typically travel through the Minneapolis airport. It's the easiest place to get flights in and out of from Jacksonville with the least amount of connections. The weird thing is that I always bypass the fishing on the Minnesota side of the Driftless, and … Continue reading Driftless 2025: Part 4 – A Warm Welcome
Heading into each year, I have a loose idea in my head of where I'd like to fish. These options can range anywhere between quick, weekend escapes within driving distance... to extended trips requiring air travel, hotels, or camping. Sometimes that could even mean travel abroad, although I haven't left the country since prior to … Continue reading Summer Fishing Trips are Booked!
Piggy-backing off my last post, I was pretty delighted to see more than a dozen video presentations appear on Trout Unlimited's YouTube channel from the 2024 Driftless Symposium this week. What is the Driftless Symposium? Well this article will explain it a lot better than I can, but let's just say it's a gathering of … Continue reading The 2024 Driftless Symposium