Monthly Archives: May 2011

The most epic blog post in the history of fly-fishing blog posts

The title contains the necessary descriptive elements: epic, blog post, history, and fly-fishing. You can find it here. That is all. MG signing off (because what can be done now has been done)

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Memorial Day: Team Trout’s works the skinny

First and foremost, today is Memorial Day. So let’s thank US warfighters past and present for their efforts to secure the freedoms we all enjoy. Like fly-fishing for carp. Second, Team Trout’s isn’t an official moniker, and in this case … Continue reading

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Hanging on the front door this morning

This… Along with a letter from the Drake Satellite Editorial Office: Dear Drake Subscriber (AKA Michael Gracie), It has come to our attention via numerous sources (wiretaps, etc.) that you have been unsatisfied with the delivery interval in which you … Continue reading

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A visit to Lincoln Hills Fly Fishing Club

Rolling down Coal Creek Canyon Road at a moderate clip, I blow right past the turn-off. Next time I’m an extra standard deviation from the steps of the state capitol building, I’ll follow the directions sent to me instead of … Continue reading

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Today’s irony in taxation

This just in via the Los Angeles Times: the second largest tax preparer in the U.S., Jackson Hewitt, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. A tax preparer having trouble? Will they blame their problems on Turbo Tax (like the … Continue reading

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Where are you sleeping?

Winston Ladd is guarding sleeping underneath the saltwater flies… Not a bad life if you can get it. Aaron Otto is sleeping in the dirt… Just as good. MG signing off (to check out SID #7)

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The most disappointing part of the end-of-the-world prophesy

Rather than partake in the traditional fish and chips, with a pint of Guinness, last night my friends and I consumed poached salmon over basil noodles, along with bargain Chardonnay. Sure, it sounds like a grand ole time, but the … Continue reading

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The mother of all presentations happening at Trout’s Fly Fishing on May 26th

It’s entitled: Everything you ever wanted to know about fly-fishing for bonefish on South Andros Island but were afraid to ask…me, because I had a zit on the end of my nose that looked like something out of a scene … Continue reading

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A new game for publishers, portability plus price

“Ezines”, those nifty flip-the-page websites, are sprouting up like weeds, particularly in the fly-fishing world. Some are vying for easy distribution, while others hang on the green bandwagon while manipulating InDesign files from treehouses. Regardless of intent, various pundits have … Continue reading

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Mass quantities of precious Free Range Dubbing pilfered from central California vault

There is no other way to explain the package I just retrieved from the mailbox, particularly given the fact it is common knowledge I mingle with the criminal element. But having admitted as much, there is probably no use in … Continue reading

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