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[24 Nov 2010 | Comments Off on Breaking News!!1!!one!!: Bottom Hand | ]

Bottom Hand is a fly fishing blog written by a group of guys who have fun fishing with two-handed fly rods. Read it.

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[15 Nov 2010 | Comments Off on So, I’ve got something else to say | ]

A post I wrote a while back has drummed up a bit of buzz at a few other fly fishing blogs.  Actually, a post written by Pete over at Fishing […]

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[12 Nov 2010 | Comments Off on CCR Part III: So, So Happy | ]

…continued from part II You can’t choose who you love.  I fought off the crush once, but after a full day at spey nation, I started falling for the two-hander […]

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[11 Nov 2010 | Comments Off on CCR Part II: The Revival | ]

Looking back, its kind of fitting that I got a proper baptism on my first trip out with the two-hander.  I didn’t know it as I squeegeed the water out […]

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[11 Nov 2010 | Comments Off on Lucky Rabbit’s Foot Tube | ]

Tube: Eumer 22×4 1.4gr Teardrop Tube Thread: 70 denier Red UTC Wing: Rabbit Strip Flash: Hareline Baitfish Emulator Flash Belly: Eumer White Finn Raccoon Collar: White Angora Goat Hook: Daiichi […]

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[10 Nov 2010 | Comments Off on Cattaraugus Creek Report: Part 1 | ]

There I am, working my way down to the bucket just before the tailout of a great looking run on Cattaraugus Creek.  Steady rain from the previous two days has […]

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[4 Nov 2010 | Comments Off on 47 more hours | ]

I’m just under 48 hours out from making the first step into the river, yet I can already feel the adrenaline pulsing through my veins. I get excited about fishing […]

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[13 Oct 2010 | Comments Off on Shock and Awe | ]

If you haven’t heard, the 2011 MidCurrent New Gear Guide was published this morning.  And if you haven’t heard, its really freaking big- and still growing.  I have to admit […]

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[6 Oct 2010 | Comments Off on Belated Fly Fishing Video Awards Recap | ]

I was in Denver last month for the International Fly Tackle Dealer show.  While there, I attended the fifth annual Drake Fly Fishing Video Awards.  This was the first video awards show I’ve gone to, and I’ve gotta say that it was a great time.   More than a great time, really, as I didn’t make […]

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[28 Jul 2010 | Comments Off on Why You Suck at Fly Fishing | ]

“A lot of people want to be rich, they just don’t want to put the work in to get there. “ -forgot where I heard it Great fishermen don’t spend […]