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.
Matt Smythe, or as most knew him through his blog's pseudonym, fishingpoet, always was a notch above the rest. From afar, I'll admit it was hard to not be a smidge envious. Matt always seemed to be doing interesting stuff. His work was regularly published in fishing periodicals. He scripted thought provoking movie projects. The … Continue reading Catching Up With… Matt Smythe
It wasn't that long ago I wrote about a salmon camp complete with private beats of river for sale in Scotland. Well, that was definitely a bit out of my price range, but this place on the Beaverkill River in Roscoe, New York might be a nice compromise... Rather pretty, but nothing too fancy indoor … Continue reading Maybe I Should Move to the Beaverkill…
I'm not going to lie, when Land of Little Rivers, a 2019 movie first popped up in my YouTube feed, I had some preconceived notions. Perhaps it was the subject being the Catskills, or maybe the somewhat non-inspiring thumbnail image. I just envisioned a bunch of gray haired guys talking on and on about the … Continue reading Land of Little Rivers – A Fly Fishing Documentary
I thought it would be appropriate to give what amounts to and end of summer update. The last post written was about an early June trip to the Driftless, and a few things have happened since then. Nothing huge, and honestly, not much (if any) fishing, but stuff worth chronicling nonetheless, if only for future … Continue reading A Summer 2022 Update
Welcome to Tenkara Tuesday... Been a bit since a Tenkara Tuesday post, but when you see something on Facebook that you just gotta share, well... you just gotta share it, even if it is more than a year away... https://www.facebook.com/tenkarabum/posts/968246629939413 And if you happen to be viewing this in a format where that little Facebook … Continue reading Tenkara Tuesday – 2017 TenkaraBum Catskill Tenkara Weekend