I've started writing more for my local paper, lately. It's a fun way for me to get out and do a little bit of writing that is relatively easy and enjoyable. As part of my new beat, I was sent out to cover a local festival. As it happened, the festival was located next to … Continue reading Stolen Moments (or never send an angler to cover an event next to a river)
A recent outing to a local bass lake taught me a good number of things about fishing. The first is that all the pollen that the pine trees have been releasing lately has made all the water on the bottom of the valley really murky, which makes fishing tricky. Another thing I learned is that unless … Continue reading How To Be A Better Angler, Part 6 – Really Get to Know Your Fish
I can't believe it's been three months since I last sit down to write something. Mostly because it also means it's been three months since I did any fishing. I mean, I've been out a few times, but the conditions weren't great and the fish weren't biting. Any writing I would have done would have … Continue reading A Great Start to the Season
About a month ago, I was all settled in to write about how great the last year had been, at least from an angling perspective. And it was. As far as I'm concerned, it's the best year of fishing I've had since fishing worked its way back into my life. But, from what I can … Continue reading Looking Forward (To The New Year)
[This is the fifth in a series of posts about somewhat unconventional advice for becoming a better angler. It's not tips, tricks or tactics, as such, but suggestions for becoming an overall better angler that you might not otherwise think of.] If there is one thing I'm envious of, it's people who can keeping fishing journals. I … Continue reading How To Be A Better Angler, Part Five – Take Notes
Fishing is a funny thing. One minute I'm writing about how the fishing season is coming to a close, the next I'm off on some river, dangling flies under an indicator and getting excited about the next season of fishing: winter. This year will be the first year that I really do any winter fishing. Fly … Continue reading Late Fall/Early Winter Tactics – Egg Patterns
I took a bit of time the other day to hit up a local lake. When I first started thinking about heading out there, I hadn't planned on doing serious fishing. Just a bit of shore fishing and maybe a stop or two on the drive to see what the creek that flows out of that … Continue reading A Day of Brook Trout and Mountain Goats
