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.
Since my fly rods mostly sit in their tubes, and my fly reels in their pouches in the corner of my home office, I tend to forget exactly what I have. But I also like to catalog stuff. So to remedy that, I keep a Google Sheet of all the fly rods I own, along … Continue reading I Asked AI to Validate My Fly Rod & Reel Pairings. It Did an OK Job?
In addition to real estate listings, I also look at job boards for "dream jobs" that involve fly fishing. My job can be stressful, but I like it. However, it's unfortunately far away from trout water. Indeed had a job posting that popped up over the weekend that wasn't a guide job, rather a supply … Continue reading (Possible) Dream Job Alert: Cortland Line Is Hiring
I spend a decent amount of time crawling around the corners of the internet looking for fly fishing content worth sharing, and every now and then something lands in my feed that really draws me down a rabbit hole. Box of Rain, a Substack from someone who goes by CosmicJohn, was one of those finds, … Continue reading Box of Rain – A Fly Fishing Substack Worth Your Time
A few weeks ago, a brand new McDonald's restaurant opened no more than a few miles from my front door. There are other McDonald's locations in the general area, but this is now the closest one, and the one I figured I'd frequent if so inclined. Now, yes, I know McDonald's isn't necessarily the healthiest … Continue reading I Grew Up on Happy Meals. This New McDonald’s Made Me Sad.
Nostalgia is a dangerous thing. Your fond memories of a time, place, or item tend to sugarcoat the actual events as they happened. But in this scenario, I don't think that's fully the case. This video started it all for me in 2009... https://youtu.be/N40BOFYKR38?si=0Z2aDYLiqYkMHzoq Those late twenty-aughts and early tens were such a fun time … Continue reading When We All Fished in the Same Place