A gumbo of fly-fishing, conservation, politics and days afield, for what it is worth....
A while back I decided I needed an alternative to a ski hat for the winters here in the Valley. My first Stormy Kromer was a nice refined green wool one (it has even been to the White House). I later added a waxed cotton one to use when guiding in the rain.
At some point this fall/winter I mentioned to MRS that I fancied a buffalo plaid one. To my delight Lily gave me one for Christmas.
If you don’t know about Stormy Kromer hats you should. They are classics.
Ten years have passed in a blink of the eye. This is the tribute I wrote for the News Virginian in 2009. I don’t think I can do any better today.
Patagonia says “let’s be first.” This time to save the planet. This past week Patagonia came out with a new mission statement: “Patagonia is in business to save our home planet.” “We’re losing the planet because of climate change, that’s the elephant in the room. Society is basically working on symptoms. Save the polar bear? […]
Seems obvious doesn’t it. If you sell fishing tackle then you want people to buy it. Logically then, the fishing tackle industry should be doing everything they can to protect and enhance the one commodity that makes it all possible, the fish.
