I was asking for it. After last week’s blog I was a little nervous to go fishing. Writing about the […]

My Favorite Place to Fish
The call of a kingfisher catches my attention and I turn downstream. Since I’ve learned to identify the song of […]

Always Room for Improvement
The drive to central Pennsylvania, once I get beyond the dense suburban areas around Baltimore, is incredibly relaxing. Rolling hills […]

Catching the Founding Fish (Or a Close Relative)
The sun dipped below the treetops and the glare off the water surface dissipated. My cast landed just to the […]

A Full Day of Fishing
I could feel the warmth of the late morning sun on my neck. The sun was already over the treetops […]

March Madness?
Just a week ago, the afternoon temperature was in the twenties. Snow fell in the morning and early afternoon. It […]

Meeting a Legend and Losing a Colleague
In March 2020, I attended the Fly Fishing Show in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In the two years since then, I haven’t […]

Drag-Free Drifting
A large boulder interrupted the flow in a narrowing riffle, creating a transition to a run and pool by the […]

No Such Thing as Bad Weather
The air temperature topped out at thirty degrees. Water temperature was steady at 38 degrees Fahrenheit. The soft edges of […]

Rest
For the past few days, I have been sleeping or resting more than usual. On Thursday morning, I had a […]