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.
After work, work, work, and more work, I needed to find a little diversion last weekend. The Atlanta stop of The Fly Fishing Show was the destination. So, after a 6ish hour drive (with a stop at Buc-ee's in between) I arrived in Duluth, Georgia late Friday night just in time to catch some shuteye … Continue reading Thoughts From The 2025 Atlanta Fly Fishing Show
I begin writing this ramble of a post around 6 PM on New Year's Eve. It's that no man's land where you want to stay up to ring in the new year with a bang, but you don't want to wait another six hours to do so. I'm an oldhead now, I need my sleep! … Continue reading New Year’s Eve Waiting…
As you probably figured out by all the vowels in my last name, I'm Italian by heritage. Or at least half (the other half is German). But when it came to the Christmas holiday, nobody did it bigger than my grandparents (and later my aunt) on my Dad's side of the family. Christmas Eve was … Continue reading The Feast of the Seven Fishes
I was recently watching a video on YouTube and the subject of an hour interview, an ex-convict turned farmer, spoke a bit about the power manifesting your own destiny. Here's the outtake (1:01:28): https://youtu.be/74OCcKg26EQ?t=3688&si=EfRrCbz7ZiK9iYxg I've never had much discipline when it comes to setting personal goals. First off, I'm not super competitive or ambitious by … Continue reading Manifesting One’s Fishing Destiny
I guess you live somewhere serious cooking takes place when the lead story on the local evening news is more or less "hey dummy, please don't burn down your house tomorrow..." This year hasn't been a banner one on the fishing front, but I still have plenty to be thankful for. Health, family, friends, and … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving 2024!