Bright morning light came through the windows of the hall, adding to the energy of the vendors setting up their […]
A Legacy of Volunteering
The Maryland fly fishing community recently lost a conservation leader and educator. Don Haynes held leadership positions for Maryland Trout […]
A Week of History Lessons and Maple Syrup
The group was gathering slowly at first, with each new arrival adding a change to the dynamic until the room […]
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 […]
2021 – A Fishing Year in Review
2021 has been a blur. My fishing year began on January 9th, on the Little Juniata River. A cold day […]
Learning from Others
Time on the river is perhaps the best teacher for a fly angler. However, when you are beginning your journey […]
Checking the Temperature of our Streams to Determine the Health of Our Watersheds
Our knee boots were barely high enough to keep the vines and multiflora rose from scraping our shins as we […]
A Hope That Stocked Fish Can Lead to Future Conservationists
It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment I developed a consciousness for environmental conservation. There was my first catch of […]
Community
Today I went to The Fly Fishing Show in Lancaster, PA. It was a wonderful event with many great exhibitors, […]