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"personal best" trout or other fish are, apparently, all the rage today - as you might imagine, the idea doesn't do much for me.

This in NOT an anti-technology or anti-progress rant but more of a reminder that the old stuff still works.

I don't love fishing nymphs - nobody does - but it's a necessary evil so you might was well get (somewhat) proficient at it.

To paraphrase the great Hank Patterson, any idiot can nymph.

If you are a fly angler in Wisconsin, you know Avalanche, the intersection of two county highways and the home to the West Fork Sports Club

My lament is maybe one of disappointment or jealousy and it is maybe a bit misplaced. We are in the golden age of fancy chicken feathers!

This is an idea I wrestle with from time to time. If I see someone struggling, do I "butt in" or mind my own business?

I will be honest, I do not even know what it means for fly fishing to be ruined. I enjoy my time on the stream as much as I ever have!

In case you did not already know this, social media doesn't really portray real life but the self that we want to put out there.

There is no magic fly. There are no magic streams. Like anything in life, you get better at something the more you do it.

It really is not more difficult than that. Treat a fish like you would like to be treated if you lived in their world.

I try to write posts that others will find interesting, maybe useful and entertaining. But do I do it for clicks? Sort of but not really.

You hate politics - I get it. That said, if you care about trout streams, politics are inescapable.

As I sit around over the Holiday break with trout season not yet open and not a lot of safe ice around me - nor maybe the desire to be on...

Like many, I am sure, I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with social media. It is a pretty easy target these days. It has...

We should all be so fortunate to have or have had a great mentor. They make learning to fly fish so much easier and more fun. We should...

I do not know about you but for me, there is an importance to catching fish how I like to catch fish. Let's face it, if all we cared...

Quit with the bullshit - Brook Trout are trout too. Trout evolutionary relationships are one hell of a mess but char are trout.

Hotspotting. I will not do it and neither should you! Does it matter? Absolutely.