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.
"I like fishing in the rain..." I knew it was going to rain. I had watched the conditions on my phone's weather app for a week. No matter how many times I checked, it still said it was going to rain all day on Saturday. 100% chance of precipitation, sunrise to sunset. No window of … Continue reading The Warmth of a Greasy Burger
Last weekend was one of those fishing trips that just goes by way too fast. Spent a few days with my friends at a campground in the Tennessee mountains. The weather was unseasonably warm during the day, and a bit chilly for this naturalized Floridian at night. We spent the better part of four days … Continue reading Off the Grid in the Tennessee Mountains
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
Sometimes you just want to be alone. I love my family, I enjoy the company of good friends, but there is nothing quite as refreshing as solitude on a headwaters trout stream. A recent trip to North Georgia allowed for a lot of "me time." It's multiple hours of driving each way. One's mind can … Continue reading Me Time
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