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.
Last weekend was a bit of a whirlwind... The weekend began in Tampa, Florida. I was there for a work trip on Thursday and Friday. It's about a three and a half hour drive from my house in northeast Florida. My original plan was to work in Tampa, then shoot up I-75 to a tenkara … Continue reading A Whirlwind Weekend
Now THIS was a fun Instagram post to stumble upon. The retro theming really puts it over the top. The brook trout draw you in, but the hellbenders will make you stay. Native species footage is so damn sexy! Admittedly, Lilly & I gotta thing for Smoky Madtoms. https://www.instagram.com/p/DHllSx4RbyJ/ Learn more about Conservation Fisheries' work … Continue reading Conservation Fisheries – Appalachian Native Species
I wasn't much of an angler growing up, but when a few of my friends from school and I became early teenagers, we decided to try our hands at fishing some of the local reservoirs. Collectively, we didn't know much about what we were doing, using worms and corn under bobbers launched by spincast rods … Continue reading Bring Back Trout Stamps
The Catskills, wild brook trout, conservation, and a little dry fly fishing. What's not to love? This short released yesterday by Frequent Flyers Fishing really has me going. I can't wait to visit some small streams! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvimGN60dvo Side note, these guys make some really nice films. They definitely need way more subscribers to their YouTube … Continue reading Miracle of the Mountains
Had a wonderful morning reacquainting myself with Valley Creek in Valley Forge National Historical Park on New Year's day. https://youtu.be/SYO0TRPZfv4?si=wav2d73_IzwoTvrK It was a brisk 40 degrees, but not super cold. It was breezy, which made the tenkara rod and level line the wrong choice. As my nymph got blown around a bit, I sure could … Continue reading Happy New Year 2025 from Valley Creek!