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

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.

Home Water

The truth is we need nature, and we need stewards to defend against those who devalue or, worse, despoil this essential part of existence on this planet.

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.”

Now hear this: McRaven warns us, again.

“As Americans, we should be frightened — deeply afraid for the future of the nation. When good men and women can’t speak the truth, when facts are inconvenient, when integrity and character no longer matter, when presidential ego and self-preservation are more important than national security — then there is nothing left to stop the […]

Fly Fishing Instruction

Scott Fly Rods – G Series

Rio’s InTouch Technical Trout Fly Line

Orvis: How to Fish Streamers for Big Trout

Conservation

Why the Roosevelt Mandate

Patagonia | Saving the water

Home 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

The Reckoning

Memorial Day 2020

Now hear this: McRaven warns us, again.