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.
It was going to be a rain-soaked Labor Day weekend in the Smokies, but the fish are wet anyway, right? So I made the long trek up to Cherokee, North Carolina for the annual getaway, but decided to stay in a motel rather than camp this time. Saturday The first day of fishing was pretty … Continue reading Closing Out Summer in the Smokies
It's been a few years since I've seen my old Pennsylvania fishing buddy Spurky. We had been loosely planning a reunion for a little while, and we were finally able to coordinate schedules and meet up a few weekends ago at Deep Creek Campground in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I had spend a few … Continue reading Deep Creekin' with Spurky
A few weekends ago I met up with a few of my East Coast fixed line fishing friends for a little getaway in the hills of Western North Carolina. This escape had been planned for quite some time, and in the days leading up to the rendezvous, the chatter in our text messaging group was … Continue reading Wonderfully Wet in Western North Carolina
Labor Day weekend was almost two months ago... so consider this an extremely delayed fishing report. Oh, with a little cowboy hi-jinks mixed in for good measure. The past two years I've headed to the North Carolina Smokies for Labor Day weekend. Last year was to escape COVID, this year was just to regain some … Continue reading An Overdue Labor Day Weekend Post
The hike down doesn't seem so bad. Gravity helps the descent, as does lively conversation with like-minded friends. You're at the water in no time, wanting to hike in even a bit further to prolong the time spent fishing back upstream. The hike up and out on the other hand is hellish. A precipitous vertical … Continue reading The Places We Go For Brook Trout