musings of an outdoorsman

Thought I was losing my fishing MOJO!

“Dang it! I got my lure stuck in the tree again,” I muttered to myself as I contemplated the best course of action to free it from the entangled branches. I carefully reel in line until the lure is hanging about eight inches below the branch. The idea is once

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A beautiful section of river hidden behind a park

What an amazing night sleep I had. For the first time since I arrived, last night was the first night my allergies didn’t act up. Boy, I sure did sleep well. Along that same vein, my allergies really didn’t bother me today. Hmmm! Hopefully it stays like this, because it

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First trout of the trip and a moose encounter.

Boy, the days sure are long here. At half past nine in the evening there’s still enough light to see. I’m sure by mid-June, during the summer solstice, it’ll still be light out by sometime after 10. Ha, I can sense some of you far northerners rolling your eyes and

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I didn’t realize I had allergies this bad

I didn’t realize I had allergies this bad. When I arrived on Monday, I was feeling fine. As the day wore on, however, I noticed my sinuses were really starting to act up. The stuffiness, runny nose and sneezing was progressively getting worse. I tried to keep a positive attitude

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Freestone Fly shop

This isn't my Brown Trout

but I’m going to leave this royalty free image here for inspiration, until I can replace the picture with one of my own.