It’s here. YETI (yeah, the cooler folks), have been teasing the release of this “documentary of a documentary” in their socials, and I’ve been eagerly awaiting the release. “All That Is Sacred” is a documentary about the film “Tarpon” and the cast of characters within. It featured authors Tom McGuane, Jim Harrison, Richard Brautigan, musician … The post YETI PresentsAll That Is Sacred appeared first on Troutrageous! Fly Fishing & Other Nonsense ..read more

Can you make this? That was the subject line of the email I received on Friday morning from my mother-in-law, with a link to the following fly tying video… Tim Flagler’s Flounder Snack Hmm… Tim Flagler’s Flounder Snack? Now I don’t really tie saltwater flies (nor steelhead flies which is where this pattern was derived), but I told her “sure, I just need to go to the fly shop to pick up some materials.” So, Saturday’s mission was in place… I mean who doesn’t like to wander around a fly shop? Now, while people in Jacksonville are rabid about fishing, the only fly shop in town is Strike-Zone Fis ..read more

What’s better than fly fishing? How about fly fishing + tacos? Talk about a match made in heaven! This new Taco Tour video series on the Redington YouTube channel is right up my alley, as the only two genres of videos I find myself regularly watching are fishing and food reviews. One bite, everybody knows the rules… The Taco Tour videos feature “host” Mario Guel of Taco Fly Co. as he bounces around the American West in search of prime fishing locations, fishy people, and only the tastiest of tacos. I binged the first three episodes last night, and there’s at least two more to watch. So, if yo ..read more

I like to post about things that catch my eye. And recently, my eye has wandered toward the art that Ian Rutter is creating… If you’ve ever Googled pretty much anything about fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains, you’ve likely encountered Ian (and his wife Charity’s) names. They are longtime guides out of Townsend, Tennessee under the brand R&R Fly Fishing. Charity & Ian Rutter (Photo: R&R Fly Fishing) I don’t recall exactly when I first learned about them, it was either when I went to fish in western North Carolina for the very first time with Owl Jones… or when tenkara was relati ..read more

No. I do not intend on creating a Troutrageous! podcast. Although if I ever did, it would probably be the worst fever dream ever conceived… Something like this… probably… I currently have a monthly podcast over at Tenkara Angler, where a few fixed line friends & I kind of chat about miscellaneous stuff and mix in an interview or some storytelling here and there. It’s far from professional, but its got a nice little following within our community, and I’d love it if you’d check it out if you have interest in that sort of stuff. But that’s just a shameless plug and not really the subject of ..read more

Rewinding the clock of fly fishing blogging, you may recall a blog with an attention drawing name, Eat More Brook Trout. EMBT was the conservation, trip reporting, gear reviewing, and creative writing outlet for Chris Hunt, a freelance writer, award-winning journalist, and author of multiple books on fishing. Chris was very active in the “wild west” of our outdoors blogging community, not only through his prolific writing, but also by encouraging and propping many of us up through exposure on his blog. His “20 Questions” interview series was always an extremely fun and interesting read as we ..read more

But Mike, you just posted about Wild Fly…? Well, I’ve been patiently waiting for the final installment of Birthday Bones to drop before writing about their newest video series here. Why? Simply put, it’s DIY bonefishing at its best… something I failed at miserably back in 2018. But also because our friend Ivan (of “those that do cool shit“… and of course, other far more notable fishy things) is heavily featured. As a matter of fact, he is the the primary focus of the final video. (While donning a sweet Tyrese Maxey Sixers jersey!) Without giving too much away, let’s just say after messing wit ..read more

F*ck, it’s hot right now… It seems like a daily occurrence that I wake up to an excessive heat warning alert on my phone. While my memory isn’t what it should be, (likely due to the side effects of concussive heat stroke), it feels like we’ve been in this loop since at least late May or early June. Record temperatures are being approached daily. Even simple outdoor tasks, such as walking out the front door to retrieve the mail, immediately trigger back sweat. Sure, those first few drops feel nice, a ticklish cool… but it’s all downhill after that. Look, it’s July… in Florida. It’s supposed to ..read more

Spent Saturday night just letting some Wild Fly videos from last year run uninterrupted on YouTube. What a way to get you in a trouty mood; Scottie & crew make some damn good films. If you want to watch the same three I did, here you go… That first one really hit home, I actually recognized some of the locations they fished! The post A Wild Fly Trifecta appeared first on Troutrageous! Fly Fishing & Tenkara Blog ..read more

Lou DiGena of the Fly & Fin blog is the subject of today’s “Catching Up With…” article. Lou is one of those guys that is multi-talented, in addition to being a well-rounded fly angler (and early adopter of tenkara). During the blogging heyday, Lou spent a great amount of time posting about his fishing outings and fly tying. As a matter of fact, the fly tying is where his blog really shined, and since it’s still up and running, I highly recommend you checking out his back catalog of tying related posts. It think I first crossed paths with Lou when he won one of the first giveaways I hosted ..read more