I struggled with the title to this one, completely wanted to call it, “Busted 2012’s Cherry!,” “Ice Breaker” or any other cliche’d title of a similar vane, but settled on the simple “First.” There are mulitple ways of counting when the year begins, there are calendar years, fiscal years, the orthodox year, and the chinese […]
Read More FirstFor all of you North Branch Lovers like myself, I apologize in advance for no pictures and a short report. Rolled down last Friday and drove by the Savage to see about 4 or 5 dudes fishing the stretch from PHD hole to the mouth. Water conditions look good but did but did not fish it the […]
Read More North Branch Mutha TruckasAt some point in every fly fisherman’s life there comes a time where you have an opportunity to fish a beat but with not much time in hand. This was the case for two Bug Chucker Inc members and a tag along river hippie this past weekend. We ventured once again south of the Mason […]
Read More 24 Hour RunAn alternative to Ryan’s sweating your pits out on some crick smallies, is sweating your pits out along a blue line for brook trouts just after a morning rain. I’ve caught this guy many times over the past 4 years, his name is Barry. I thought I could “beat the heat” by heading to a […]
Read More Crouching [for] Brookies; hidden SquatchesToday marks the 112th birthday of the patron saint of the modern fly fishing lifestyle, Ernest Hemingway. Not only was he an aficionado of bull fighting, 6-toed cats, self absorbed women, absinthe (and alcohol in general) and Queensbury rules, but he was a fishing enthusiast at his very core. I challenge that the beautiful brevity […]
Read More Poppa turns 112 and iCast
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