I’ll buy you a nice fly rod my friend if it makes you feel alrightI’ll get you graphite or ‘boo my friend if it makes your loops so tight‘Cause I don’t care too much for moneyBut money can’t buy me love Paul McCartney and John Lennon sang those lines in their 1964 hit song “Can’t
Category: Philosophy
Breakthroughs
You may have heard that fly fishing is a sport that can engender a lifetime of learning. It is somewhat cliché, but most cliches are that way for a reason: they are based in the truth. Bringing a learning mindset when it comes fly fishing can be the key to continuing your learning process through
Guest Post: Walt Randall’s ‘First Strike’
I was fishing what we called the “Nursing Home Hole” of the Farmington River in New Boston in early spring of 1972. My father’s fishing buddy, Barbara, was with me as we worked this large, wide and deep spot in the river. I don’t recall where my Dad was…upstream? Working at Milhenders and thus not
Fly Fishing While Handicapped
Have you ever wondered, “How many more years will I be able to fly fish?” I’ve tried to avoid that question for a long time, hoping that if I didn’t think about it, I’d never have to deal with the inevitable effects of an aging body. I love reading about old geezers who are 20