Lately my brain has been obsessed with chasing ruffed grouse. Problem with that is I live in northeast Indiana where grouse are virtually non existent. Oh, there are tales of ruffs being found on public properties along the Pigeon River near the Michigan-Indiana state line or in the hills...
WEEKLY WATCH: Ruffed Grouse Hunting-Adventure Awaits by Project Upland
First Impressions of the LightTuck Kydex IWB Holster by Vedder Holsters
About a month or so ago I made the decision to change up which handgun I would carry, should I decide to exercise my legal right to carry a concealed weapon. I’ve had a concealed carry permit here in Indiana for numerous years so carrying was nothing new to...
WEEKLY WATCH: “The Duo” by B3 Films
Since fall is fast approaching and with it comes coyote seasons here in the my part of the country, I thought I would mix it up a bit and share this short video by B3 Films. Not much to say here except a guy taking his boy with him...
WEEKLY WATCH: “Alone at Dick Proenneke’s Log Cabin in the Wilderness” by My Self Reliance
On May 21, 1968 a man by the name of Dick Proenneke arrived at a place called Twin Lakes in Alaska. Dick was 52 years old and newly retired. Over the course of the 30 years following his arrival, Dick would live in a cabin he built by hand....
That Damn Hat
Author’s Note: Following is a fictional story the I wrote in September of 2012. At the time I was writing for an old blog of mine that found its way to the ever popular Neglected Blog Heaven. The story, while fictional for the most part, does have some truthful...
WEEKLY WATCH: Hammock Hangin’ How-To PART 1…Essentials for Noobs by Shugemery
First off, let’s address the elephant in the room. Yep, this video has nothing to do at all with fly fishing. After a little hiatus and much contemplating, I’ve decided I’m going to take this blog in a slightly different direction. I have a bajillion hobbies and interests that...
Sticker Junkies Unite!
I don’t know what it is about fly anglers and our love of stickers. For some reason I just can’t get enough stickers to cover my fly boxes, filing cabinet in my den, truck window, inside my locker at work, etc. and it seems to be a common addiction...
Fletcher Approved Fly Fishing Podcasts
If you’re like me you’re either fly fishing, fly tying or thinking about those two things. So it should come as no surprise that if I’m in my truck driving for any length of time or tying up a few clousers, I listen to fly fishing podcasts. I play...
A Note From a Friend (a short story from Hatch Magazine)
I’d like to say I wrote the story you’re about to read, but I didn’t. Nonetheless, I wanted to share it here for you readers to enjoy. The author, a gentleman named Todd Tanner, did a fantastic job in this tale that he wrote in tribute to his father...