But not for the reasons you may think First-off let me start with a story…I wonder if it’s gotten to the point where the audience collectively groans, or inches their story-mats closer to the screen when “Story Time” is announced. The year was 1981 – It was a beautiful fall day.  The Maple trees (which […]

First off, I am sorry I don’t update this page as much as I feel I ought, but were I to consider all the things I don’t do and feel I ought “Flyosophy” would probably not be mentioned till volume two of library three. I have mentioned in passing that my dietary habits are something […]

Look I get that I don’t update this site enough, but I hate those blogs that have posts like: “Today I ate a cheese sandwich, and watched cartoons with my pants at my ankles…” Frankly, I really don’t care what you think or want or hope for.  See I have almost no computer skills… Flyosophy […]

Happy Earth Day…you God Damn Commie.  Remember the very best thing you can do for the planet is kill yourself. That was probably unfair I mean it’s not like you are celebrating Lenin’s birthday or anything…oh wait that’s exactly what you’re doing. But hey it’s not like one of the dirty Socialist hippies who started […]

I have a question… Let’s pretend for a moment the year is 1980.  You have just purchased tickets to see “The Empire Strikes Back.”  Understandably you are excited to see the movie – Han, Chewy, the Princess’s new do…you are positively giddy. Then some stranger walks up to you and asks, “Are you here to […]

Interesting title…we’ll get back to it. A couple years ago I wrote a narrative essay entitled “Roots in Sand.” I wrote it during a time in my life that a few things had happened: I had just moved to Cape Cod, I had broken my body (See “Last Traction Hero”), and the faults in my […]

Well here we are at the finally essay on casting.  Hopefully you noticed a subtle secret.  Casting extreme distances is no different than a basic four part cast. There is no added strength.  Drifting is probably the only real change in technique.  All we really learned is how to be more efficient.  That’s enough.  Distance […]

Sorry Ladies…no cheesy pics of singers or actresses – the object of my desire is a platter of meatballs.  Make no mistake I would kill all of you for a decent meatball.  God I’m so hungry, today I ate a bag of frozen corn…times are tough.  And if you aren’t supposed to put metal in […]

“I’m hosting a quiz show, but I never considered myself a game show host.” Maury Povich If Maury Povich has taught us nothing, it is that timing is everything.  This is as true for matters of paternity as it is for fly casting.  He also taught us that a man with one testicle can father […]

“Mirror Mirror on the wall who is fairest of them all?” “I’ve been ogling women forever and a day, Even Helen of Troy pales to Aishwarya Rai!” I figure the Positive Stop is the hardest part of the cast so why not start off with a picture of the most beautiful woman ever to live […]