Yesterday while slowly wading across one of my favorite carp flats, I think I spotted more fish than I have in a really long time.  Not that there are more […]

Lets face it, dads are a tough demographic to buy for. Cause if your dad is anything like mine, when he needs something he just goes out and buys it. I think he reads this every now and then, so I won’t divulge on what we got him this year, but I will make a recommendation as to what I think is one of the best deals out there right now, and should be taken advantage of by anyone with a father, or any fathers with children.

As planned, I fished the Battenkill last night with Robin.  The water’s surface was Keith Stone smooth, and after a short boat ride we had no trouble finding risers- huge […]

While stuffing fly fishing gear into cardboard boxes in anticipation of the upcoming move, it occurred to me that I haven’t written very many gear reviews over the past couple years.  Well, […]

After yesterday’s post, another friend contacted me.  He sold three saddles for $1100.  Thats a pretty nice profit margin considering he paid $63 for them.   The friend who sold […]

I’m so done with NY. After moving to eastern New York in 2006, I’ve pretty much spent every vacation hour I’ve had going home to northern Michigan to visit with […]

Just finished talking to a friend who needed a jon boat, but was low on funds.  A couple saddles on ebay a couple days ago and he picks up his […]

There is one more photo I need to share from my ADK trip a couple weeks ago Thats me a few minutes after getting stung by one of my son’s […]

Pat was basically a smallmouth bass and chain pickerel fly fisherman when we met.  And then I introduced him to carp.  Its been downhill for Pat ever since, as evidenced […]

my first hendrickson hatch.  the first time a brookie hit my indicator.  the first steelhead I saw go airborn.   flipping my headlight on and seeing the surface of the […]