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 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
Getting back on the water for the first time in a while is always a dual edged sword. The excitement of re-entering the surroundings you hold so dear, the places that breathe life back into your body, is real and dare I say adrenaline pumping. But there are always those voices in the back of … Continue reading The First Casts of a New Year
Merry Christmas!Hoping you got everything under the tree (and at the end of your line) you were wishing for! Happy Holidays! *Pre-Photoshop components “liberated” from Explore Rentals & Movieweb.com This is a continuation of the series of poorly executed and sporadic “Festive Fly Fisher” Photoshop posts previously found HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE & HERE. This is old school copy, … Continue reading Merry Christmas 2025!
It's a fairly famous meme, but it's also how I feel right about now... Typically, my trout fishing season shuts down in mid October as work starts to really consume most of the energy in my life and I begin to focus on just getting through the rest of the calendar year in one piece. … Continue reading I Got One More In Me
The last two-ish weeks have been hectic. A whirlwind even. All is settled now, but things were a little dicey there for a hot minute. Legitimate turbulence in important things, such as gainful employment and the physical health of multiple family members all seemed to combine into one stress-inducing cocktail. Definitely shaken, not stirred. Needless … Continue reading THE TROUT DEPARTMENT (TTD)