Grandpa and the Kid
“Grandparents, like heroes, are as necessary to a child’s growth as vitamins”, a quote by Joyce Allston. I am a lucky person…I’ve had a lot of good people in my life, not the least of which were my grandparents. Seems to me that some of today’s families are missing one main cog, that being a […]
A Guide to Knots for Fishing, Boating and Camping
Take a look at a very neat and organized series of knots that will help you in all different aspects of fishing and boating. For sure, a person can’t get good enough at knots and in the world of fly fishing…a knot may be just as important as a reel or rod. Don’t think so…wait […]
2015 – Here We Go Fly Casting
Kinda hard to believe…but it is indeed 2015. We are closer to the year 2030 than we are to 1999; what? That can’t be…ah, but it is. I can still remember wondering what might just happen when we cruised into the second millennium…and here we are looking forward to the 16th year of the 2000’s. […]
A Missouri ManCation
I finished up 2014 doing what I love to do…what I hope to be able to do for many years to come; fly fishing for trout and smallmouth … in Missouri. The morning after Christmas found me, dad, Frank and Harrison (who had returned for a couple weeks from Arizona where he is now teaching […]
Catch and Release at Bennett Spring – Winter
As the 8am horn blew I was in the process of putting on my waders. Above and behind me I could hear a chattering from the stream; I knew the sound, it was indeed a pair of Bald Eagles and they were making an abundance of noise. I wasn’t sure what had the pair stirred […]
Golden Trout Lanyards
If you are like me and have a pretty eclectic set of hobbies (fly fishing) then buying a Christmas gift is tough for anyone and thus my wife has turned over the reigns to me and this year I found an awesome gift…for myself. I purchased a new lanyard from Golden Trout Lanyards out of […]