Middle River Dispatches | A gumbo of fly-fishing, conservation, politics and days afield, for what it is worth….

Connections

When I read Todd Tanner’s Fly Fishing is Ultimately About Connections, especially the part about guiding, it resonated strongly with me. Rather than a quick reply or share on Facebook, it merited a bit more commentary. If you’ve spent much time around fly-fishing guides, or if you’ve worn the yoke yourself on occasion, you know […]

Why the Roosevelt Mandate

During this Covid spring, as these days have come to be known, I had time to reflect on the state of conservation and what the future might hold. As time permits I will use this space to gather and share my thoughts. Roosevelt’s words from A Book-Lover’s Holidays in the Open, have always had deep […]

Patagonia | Saving the water

How fly-fishing and activism go to together and why.

Stuart Stevens Writes| I Hope This Is Not Another Lie About the Republican Party – The New York Times

Well written. It explains the demise of the GOP. I’ve seen it first hand. The question is, what is the future? Source: Opinion | I Hope This Is Not Another Lie About the Republican Party – The New York Times

The Reckoning

If you read the papers or watched the news this week, you saw the litany of failure from this administration. The world looked on in horror or delight depending on their geo-political stance toward America. For the last three years, words of warning went unheeded, signs of malfeasance ignored and the voices of dissent ridiculed. […]

Memorial Day 2020

remember the fallen and renew the pledge to forever “keep the faith.”

Fly Fishing Instruction

Casting Tip: Drift vs Creep

Connections

Scott Fly Rods – G Series

Conservation

Connections

Why the Roosevelt Mandate

Patagonia | Saving the water

Fly Fish Virginia

Fly Fish Virginia – North River | Third Bridge

Fly Fish Virginia – North River | Second Bridge

Fly Fish Virginia – North River | First Bridge

Hot Takes

Stuart Stevens Writes| I Hope This Is Not Another Lie About the Republican Party – The New York Times

The Reckoning

Memorial Day 2020