A fly fishing and tenkara themed blog about trout, pop-culture, and my daughter Lilly. Philadelphia born and raised, living in Northeast Florida.
I've recently been buying books at a unsustainable clip. I'll be honest, I'm just not an avid reader, but when I do finally crack open a cover I can have a voracious appetite. Two books that have recently caught my fancy (and are now part of my library) actually come from two of my friends, … Continue reading Things I’m Reading – March 2026
Nostalgia is a dangerous thing. Your fond memories of a time, place, or item tend to sugarcoat the actual events as they happened. But in this scenario, I don't think that's fully the case. This video started it all for me in 2009... https://youtu.be/N40BOFYKR38?si=0Z2aDYLiqYkMHzoq Those late twenty-aughts and early tens were such a fun time … Continue reading When We All Fished in the Same Place
We received the notice from our local tax collector that is was time to renew the registration on my wife's SUV this past week. A mere formality, but something I still do one year at a time instead of taking the option to renew for 2 years. It's in the hopes this may finally be … Continue reading Annual Renewal
Prologue: Ever have an idea, think it's good, spend a lot of time developing it, and the further and further along it got the more you realized it was hot garbage? Well, that's what this post is. It was early December 2025 and being uninspired by L.L. Bean's recent fly fishing offerings, I envisioned a … Continue reading L.L. Bean and Orvis Tag Team?
What a wild past three weeks it's been. Work was nuts (as it always is in late January & early February), but that's finally calmed down a bit with the NFL season coming to a close. Congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks. I can sort of exhale now and not work 20 hour days. Phew... On … Continue reading A Brisk Start to February