From the monthly archives:

November 2009

The Entry Wherein I Prance like a Winner Winner

November 30, 2009 Fly Fishing

I’ll try not to go overboard here, but I’ve got to shout from some sort of rooftop and the level of excitement I’ve already displayed around my own home has alarmed the family and now I’m cautiously peeking out my front window for a van with guys in white coats coming to contain me. (family, sometimes you just [...]

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Outdoor Adventures: Living The Dream

November 30, 2009 Outdoor Observations

I’ve been known to load up an SUV with bare essentials and fly solo for days on end (sometimes a week or more) adrift and 100% alone. I’ll grab fly fishing paraphernalia, a sleeping bag, a pillow, a few items of clothing, a single cooler for my diet coke addiction and food items if there’s any [...]

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Fly Fishing Giveaway: Go Forth and Prosper

November 24, 2009 Fly Fishing

Technically, I shouldn’t say a word about this. It’s like discovering a stretch of river that’s holding hundreds of 20 plus inch browns and then telling everyone about it before you’ve caught a single one. However, I’m feeling generous and full of sharing today. I am a regular  Patron Saint of Fly Fishing Generosity. So here’s [...]

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Disclosure Forms of the Outdoor Risk Variety

November 23, 2009 Outdoor Observations

A few nights ago, my parents and I were discussing some of the tragic and hilarious outdoor trips we’ve taken with “risks’ in the past. A ‘risk’ is defined by someone you’ve never camped, fished, hiked, hunted or broke bread in the dirt with in. So basically, everyone reading this would be considered a ‘risk’ [...]

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Forward Casting: Bite Worthy Words 1

November 19, 2009 Featured Blogs

As I drift down the Internet River I frequently come across articles written in other blogs/websites that catch my eye, delight my reading senses or merit a second cast. My Mother always taught me to share in good things, so this is my way of being unselfish and sharing the great discoveries I come across. I hope [...]

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My Fly Fishing Mentor: Casting an Idea

November 18, 2009 Fly Fishing

One of my favorite things to ask people I come across that either fish or fly fish is who was the person in their life that planted the idea or introduced them into the world of Fish. As I wrote recently, My Dad was my first Mentor in Fishing. Before fly fishing, I was a spinning reel girl, limited to [...]

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Guest Post: Salmon Fishing Showdown

November 16, 2009 Salmon Fishing

~”Salmon Fishing Showdown” is written by my 14 year old daughter Kaitlyn. Enjoy!~ This was my first time salmon fishing. Robert and my Mom, Rebecca, kept chuckling when they looked at me, for I hadn’t stopped grinning since the moment they told me we were going salmon fishing. I was imagining a leisurely fishing trip with [...]

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Murder of a Fly Rod: Till Death Did Us Part

November 13, 2009 Fly Fishing

My first Fly Rod was a Redington Redstart. I purchased it when I was in my twenties and at the time I was about as broke as a twenty year old could be. I knew I wanted to fly fish, I knew I didn’t want to buy my fly rod from K-mart and my soon to be full time Fly [...]

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Olive, The Little Woolly Bugger

November 12, 2009 Fly Fishing

Recently I was able to help Author and Fly Fisherman, Kirk Werner of the Unaccomplished Angler do some technical adjustments on his blog. I’m sure I impressed him with my coding and teaching skills and in turn he made me proud by not turning his blog into an error-404 disaster zone. Once we achieved virtual success, Kirk emailed me one last time and it [...]

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Warnings and Other Reasonable Guidelines

November 11, 2009 Outdoor Observations

Recently I read a great article by the Trout Whisperer and his words reminded me of a hobby I recently adopted. Basically, I kept running into signs in the Great Outdoors that made me stop and wonder, “For Real? Seriously? No they didn’t, oh yes they did!” So I did what any amused soul should do, I started taking pictures, proof style, so I could later [...]

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