Tag Archive | "dry fly"

“A good day to die”

Thursday, July 22, 2010

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The West Branch of the Delaware is one of those mystical rivers. Just wading in you feel instantly healed. Scratch that. Just gearing up near her shores breathing in that cold mist you are healed. Your brow begins to unfurl and a smile appears. That’s how powerful this river is. I’ve been fishing her for [...]

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Trico: What you didn’t even know was there is now gone…

Saturday, July 10, 2010

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There is something intimate and unique about being on the water at first light. Not the published news paper time when the sun crests the horizon. I’m talking about standing in a stream ready to fish when that slow descent of “civil twilight” begins to mix with the darkness of night. When rays of sun [...]

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Even Picky Wild Trout Love Big Flies…

Friday, June 12, 2009

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A relatively wise fisherman once told me when prospecting an area for trout: “walk into the local Fly Shop. Look at all their flies… and then don’t use a dam one of em!” You see, “fly shop guys” are a lot like sneaker designers. Year after year, they keep coming up with brand new, cutting [...]

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