Tag Archives: trout
Like Novocaine
Standing in hip waders casting to rainbow trout from the truck. Snapping the neck and sliding one into the creel. Knowing that by June the water will warm until they can no longer stand it.
Filed under Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Northeast
ARCHIVES: Pre-War Wet/Dry Fly Smackdown
The genteel trout anglers take aim at one another in this PDF of a New York Times book review from 1914: An Expert’s Reply to a Criticism of the Dry-Fly Method With Some Pertinent Comments
Filed under Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Media, Pimped Content
RODS: Horrocks-Ibbotson Info?
Last year I liberated my dad’s old Horrocks-Ibbotson fiberglass fly rod from a dusty corner of the boat shed. [I'd say "borrowed" but that implies the intent to return it.] Since then it has become my favorite stick for trout … Continue reading
Filed under Fly Fishing, Freshwater
Have My Gierach Book
Tell me who said this, who he said it to, and when and I’ll send you my hardcover review copy. First correct gets it done.* You’re not an idiot. Huh! You’re not a goddamn looney now, boy. You’re a fisherman! … Continue reading
Filed under Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Lit, Stupid Stuff
CHILE: Cowboys vs. Corporation
Buster Wants To Fish reports the story of a European corporation’s efforts to hijack a Chilean river, and of the grass roots efforts to stop it.
Filed under Other Blogs, Save the World, Travel
Feral Trout
UPDATE: The Caddis Fly has an post about stocking and Oregon steelhead. And Fly Talk has an article on breeding and stocking whirling resistant rainbows. If I want to fish for trout within an hour’s drive of my house, I … Continue reading
Filed under Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Northeast, Other Blogs
TROUT: A Return to the Connetquot River
I took a late afternoon trip to the Connetquot River on Long Island yesterday. The rules have changed since they discovered a virus at the hatchery this winter. For one, the use of chest waders and felt-bottomed boots is prohibited. … Continue reading
Filed under Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Northeast
