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.
Whenever I go on a fishing trip, I find nothing quite fills my belly at the end of the day like the combination of slightly salty protein, rice, beans, and cheese... with some hot sauce and usually a beer mixed in there for good measure. Mexican food, or some reasonable facsimile thereof, is by far … Continue reading Bistec Encebollado
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
Nothing is more heartbreaking than seeing what happened to the southeast last week as Hurricane Helene made her presence known up and down the I-75 corridor. Residing in northeastern Florida, we had some high winds and rain, but were fortunately spared from the worst of the weather. Arts District, Asheville, NC - Jacob Biba / … Continue reading Helene
This post has nothing to do with fishing. But, when you encounter something remarkable, something that fills a void in your life that you didn't know was missing since the late 1980s... well, you feel compelled to write about it. My wife & I found ourselves in western North Carolina this Labor Day weekend. One … Continue reading Pizza Nostalgia
There were always two types of bloggers. There were the writers, and then there were the people who wrote. While most outdoor bloggers tended to be the latter (pot meet kettle), on occasion you'd encounter someone with the true skill of articulating experiences, observations, and feelings through words that deeply connected with the reader through … Continue reading Catching Up With… Mike Sepelak