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.
There's been a lot going on, but little time to write... If I were a smart blogger, I'd probably turn these multiple entries into individual posts, but instead, I'll vomit them all out at once. As I do. So, here it goes... Halloween 👻 First off, Halloween came and went. With Lilly off at school … Continue reading Thought Vomit: Halloween, Podcasts, and a Cheap Bamboo Rod
I love a good podcast. April Vokey at Anchored Outdoors makes some of the best. She's a damn fine angler and and even better fly fishing historian. This week I'm listening to her Anchored podcast where she's speaking with Rebecca McCarthy regarding the latter's new book about Norman Mclean. Yeah, the A River Runs Through … Continue reading Anchored Podcast: Rebecca McCarthy on Norman Maclean
No. I do not intend on creating a Troutrageous! podcast. Although if I ever did, it would probably be the worst fever dream ever conceived... Something like this... probably... I currently have a monthly podcast over at Tenkara Angler, where a few fixed line friends & I kind of chat about miscellaneous stuff and mix … Continue reading Fly Fishing Podcast Inner Workings
I don't recall exactly when it was. Maybe 2 or 3 years ago? Like many people over 40, my eyes suddenly stopped working. It felt instantaneous. Out of the blue, I couldn't read stuff like menus in restaurants, or even my phone, and damn if I could thread 6x tippet through the eye of a … Continue reading Old Man Readers
I've always been a fan of Joe Cermele. From Field & Stream... to Hook Shots... to Bent... B-Side Fishing... and now Cut & Retie. He's just entertaining to listen to, no matter where he hangs his lucky fishing hat. Anyway, it was pretty sweet to pull up this week's episode of Cut & Retie and … Continue reading Cut & Retie at Bob Mitchell’s Fly Shop