I’ve debated for a while on what to do with the entries about Alaska. At some point, I don’t have anything else to say. When reflecting on my trips to Alaska with George Mann I decided to write some blog entries that ultimately ended up being somewhere in the neighborhood of 17,000 words. I published […]
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George was a record-chaser in many ways. You could tell it motivated him. He took plenty of opportunities during boat rides or conversation under the tarp at dinnertime talking about the various records he’d caught along with dissecting the IGFA procedures for documenting his potential records — a total 39 during his lifetime. You can […]
Something Carp Fishing Has Taught Me
It’s difficult to think about fly fishing for carp and not let an overwhelming sense of nihilism creep in. Chances are it already did and that’s how you got here. What switch in a fisherman’s brain trips that pushes them to go after carp? It’s not for the sheer enjoyment of catching fish; otherwise, they’d […]
A Thought on Definitions in Fishing
Is a Clouser minnow a fly or a jig? The pragmatist in me says that because it’s cast using fly line then it is a fly. The puritan in me says it’s presented the same as a jig and therefore isn’t necessarily a fly. If you tipped a nymph with a piece of a wiggler […]
I’ve decided to change the name of this blog. For years it has — mostly sat dormant — gone by the title On The Fly. I still like that name. It makes as much sense as it did 6 years ago, although I’m not entirely convinced there aren’t tens of others out there going by […]
The Trash Hatch Is ON
Many aren’t familiar with summer in the deep south. 90-degree temps are pretty normal anywhere during the summer. Heck, folks in NYC get those kinds of temperatures. There’s one thing that accompanies our heat that many don’t get to experience. That experience is the humidity. For the uninitiated, humidity can make 72 degrees feel […]
How Do You Cook Your Catch?
I’m trying to avoid any kind of “how-to” here. There are many ways to do this and while I believe some are better than others many are surprisingly the same. Still, we all have a preference. Among the many options of cooking fish you can: Fry (whole or fillets)* Grill (over charcoal or over […]
The Great Thing About Catfish
Okay. I feel as though I was a bit too harsh on our whiskery fishy friends last week. There are many great qualities about catfish. Mainly they’re absolutely delicious. Fried or grilled I’ll take fresh catfish any day of the week!* This brings us to a topic I’d like to discuss/think about more at a later […]
The Problem With Catfish
The probability that a warm water fly fisherman reading the title to this post is going cross-eyed in bewilderment is very high. “You’re complaining about catching catfish on a fly rod?!” “You’ll catch overgrown goldfish all day, but turn your nose up at a catfish?” Well, yeah. Let’s talk for a moment.* Catfish are great. […]
It’s Been A While
Hello, It’s been a while. I think 5 years to be exact. I thought that leaving Nashville would be a good way for this blog to die. Not because I wanted it to, but because for some reason I thought it would be appropriate. “Why?” you ask*. I have no freakin’ clue. I […]
Tales from East Yahtam 