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.
Mama said knock you out? No, not that one. I received the L.L. Bean fishing catalog in the mail the other week. I'm not sure what it is about that book, but I not only want, but can justify to myself owning pretty much every piece of gear in the book. Perhaps it's because it's not overwhelmingly large like … Continue reading Obsessed With L.L.
At least this week it is. Are you back at work today too? At least it makes for only 2 days until Saturday, so cheers to that! Snuck out in the downpour that was New Years Day yesterday to try and catch my first fish on the first day of the new year. It's something … Continue reading Thursday Is The New Monday
Everybody likes a good year end recap post. Okay, as readers, you probably don't give a flip about reading a blogger's year end post, but since it is a scientific fact that we bloggers are narcissists, we like to write them. Also, to any blogger that also plans on doing one this week, THESE RULES … Continue reading The Top 5 Troutrageous! Posts of 2013
This rod sort first started to be mentioned online during the summer fishing show circuit, but honestly back then I wasn't paying attention to fly fishing. I was busy packing boxes and whining about leaving Pennsylvania. Anyway, fast forward a few months, and I've got a fever, and the only cure is for more salt(water). … Continue reading Bo Knows The St. Croix Legend X Fly Rod
I've been spending a little bit of time with my 8-wt TFO Mangrove Series rod lately. The rod itself is great, it's not a saltwater broomstick and loads well with just enough feedback to let me know what's going on in the backcast. From that standpoint, it's got a lot going for it. But the … Continue reading Best Way To Fix A Cork Fishing Rod Grip?