A gumbo of fly-fishing, conservation, politics and days afield, for what it is worth....
“Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.”
-Theodore Roosevelt, Thanksgiving, 1903
And never forget on this day and everyday, paraphrasing Winston Churchill, we enjoy Thanksgiving because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. For them I am eternally thankful.
Last month I was a guest on Dave Stewart’s Wet Fly Swing podcast. Dave is great host, we chatted for over an hour and covered a lot of ground!
Kudos to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, now will the The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission step up?
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.
