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.
On to Day (I mean Track) 2! After a good night's sleep, we took our time on Friday morning before heading out. With more than a little chill in the morning air, the fish weren't going to get moving until the sun got a little higher in the sky. https://youtu.be/CfW1JRjajSg?si=cfeiWgTBG6pYLCRc One Creek on the Agenda … Continue reading Driftless 2026: Track 2 – Rockin’ Down The Highway
Okay, let's start the Driftless 2026 recap posts. Last year's were Hobbit themed, but instead of the Shire, this year I'm making an album playlist. Music always seemed to be part of the conversation, especially during drives from stream to stream. So most of these posts will derive their titles from songs that came up … Continue reading Driftless 2026: Track 1 – Ride Like the Wind
There was so much downed timber in the water, far more than I remember last summer. The big, heavy kind that isn't easy to navigate. You can't go around it, thanks to the thick rhododendron lining each bank. You just need to climb it and go over. Or under if there's enough clearance. Sometimes it … Continue reading Logjam
I've recently been buying books at a unsustainable clip. I'll be honest, I'm just not an avid reader, but when I do finally crack open a cover I can have a voracious appetite. Two books that have recently caught my fancy (and are now part of my library) actually come from two of my friends, … Continue reading Things I’m Reading – March 2026
Nostalgia is a dangerous thing. Your fond memories of a time, place, or item tend to sugarcoat the actual events as they happened. But in this scenario, I don't think that's fully the case. This video started it all for me in 2009... https://youtu.be/N40BOFYKR38?si=0Z2aDYLiqYkMHzoq Those late twenty-aughts and early tens were such a fun time … Continue reading When We All Fished in the Same Place