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July 09, 2015 1 min read
For my wedding, people were incredibly generous. But one gift I have found to be particularly touching: a dubbing needle made by my friend Marc Aroner of Spinoza Rod Company. I saw them when I visited his shop months ago, and coveted them then, but receiving one in the mail was a complete surprise.
April 07, 2015 1 min read
2014 was a great year for me personally, and for New England on the Fly. I made some good new fishing friends, had some great days on the water -- and, as you know by now, have had a lot of fun producing video. Last night, at the Cheeky sponsored Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) in Boston, I shared a new video: a summary of the 2014 fishing year.
March 24, 2014 2 min read
With spring approaching -- it is approaching, I tell myself, despite what the weather does -- I've stated tying regularly again. I'm trying to prepare for the season, sure. And I'm enjoying it. But I'm also enjoying remembering last season, and dreaming of plans for this coming one. My good friend Anton has described fishing as "pleasure deferred." I agree, though instances like this the pleasure is somehow both: deferred and immediate, present and future tense. Part of that pleasure lies in experimenting. And experimenting I have been.
February 09, 2014 3 min read
At about this point in a New England winter, when the first warm spell has given way to more sub-zero temperatures, the opening of the fishing season once again appears like a mirage on the horizon: we’ve come so far, and seem no closer. And so it that at this very time of year, the fishing trips your friends take are nearly as good as the ones you hope to take in a few month’s time.