About a year before my daughter was born, I got my first fly rod. Next to the birth of my daughter, it proved to be one of the most transformative things that ever happened to me. Over the course of that one year I went from a casual angler to being obsessed with fishing to … Continue reading 5 Surprising Ways Fishing Can Make You A Better Parent
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Still Better Than A Good Day At Work
I had a run of lousy luck this summer. I'd planned out some trips to a couple of lakes that caught my eye in the mapbook and, when the time came to get out there and actually explore the lake, things didn't quite go as they should have. It's not surprising, really. Well, it shouldn't … Continue reading Still Better Than A Good Day At Work
Lessons in Humility – an average day of fishing
A few weeks ago I was out fishing a lake I had never fished before. The lake was a little more out-of-the-way than the ones I normally visit and it was at a much higher altitude than I was used to, both of which were very exciting to me. I got out on the water, tied on … Continue reading Lessons in Humility – an average day of fishing
Converted to Chironomids
Chironomids, chironomids, chironomids! When I first started reading about fly fishing in BC's Southern Interior, which was not long after I started fly fishing, it felt like all I read about was chironomids. I read about how they're the main food of the rainbow trout for the first month or so after ice off, I … Continue reading Converted to Chironomids
Getting Back To It
I went fishing the other day. After a couple of hours of driving around in circles exploring the area and not really finding anything interesting, I pulled up alongside another body of water that, at it's deepest, was almost shallow enough to stand up in. I spent the rest of the day getting soaking wet, … Continue reading Getting Back To It
The Water Calls 