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.
June was a very good fishing travel month for me. A few weeks following the Driftless adventure, I was able to visit the White Mountains of New Hampshire again. This is the second year I've visited the Whites to fish, and I'm finding that they really provide a very different fishing experience when compared to … Continue reading A Long Weekend in the Whites
One of the best things about sports are its rivalries. The back and forth competitiveness of strong adversaries creates peak levels of excitement for the both the combatants and their fans. Examples plucked from history are the Yankees vs. Red Sox, Lakers vs. Celtics, Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier, and Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson. … Continue reading Brought to My Knees
I've been doing a really poor job of keeping up the Troutrageous! blog so far this February. Not because nothing's going on, but rather because too much is going on. Allow me to try and recap the last 7 days... 1. The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl. Working in ecommerce specifically tied to the … Continue reading February Odds & Ends
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
Over the years I've been lucky to meet some very generous "fishy" people. Recently, I've befriended a gentleman named Giorgio Fattori, an Italian craftsman and angler who specializes in making wooden landing nets. I was so impressed by his work that it inspired a short interview over at Tenkara Angler, an article that received a … Continue reading Grazie Giorgio!