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.
What a wild past three weeks it's been. Work was nuts (as it always is in late January & early February), but that's finally calmed down a bit with the NFL season coming to a close. Congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks. I can sort of exhale now and not work 20 hour days. Phew... On … Continue reading A Brisk Start to February
Whether you know it yet or not, I'm guessing the landslide of "fly fishing press" will be coming in short order regarding Yvon Chouinard, Craig Mathews, and Mauro Mazzo's latest book, "Pheasant Tail Simplicity: Recipes and Techniques for Successful Fly Fishing." So folks at Patagonia, consider this some additional free advertising you didn't even ask … Continue reading Pheasant Tail Simplicity
After posting this video the other day, it occurred to me I never mentioned the interesting (to me) thing that happened during some work travel about a month ago. Look, this is going to sound a bit... well, whatever..., but I was transported cross-country on the company's dime to Santa Monica to meet with a … Continue reading Leaper – A Tale of Atlantic Salmon on the Pacific?
Most Saturdays, I try to wake up early, maybe go for a walk around the neighborhood, and then crash on the sofa for an hour or two and watch a few longer-form YouTube videos... all before the rest of the family gets out of bed. It's a bit of an adult version of the Saturday … Continue reading Laxaþjóð | A Salmon Nation
Zach Matthews released a pretty solid interview with Patagonia founder Yvon Chouniard on his podcast "The Itinerant Angler" this week.Photo: PatagoniaWhile Mr. Chouinard speaks quite a bit about the re-issue of his "Simple Fly Fishing" book and what he enjoys about tenkara and his quest to simplify, he also expands on many of the philosophies … Continue reading The Itinerant Angler Podcast with Yvon Chouinard