“I will tell you the answer to my question. It is this. The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power, pure power. What pure power means you will understand presently. We are different from the oligarchies of the past … More Nineteen Eighty Four
On a business trip out West it just so happened I was staying at a motel in Boise with a large pond behind it with a jogging/biking trail running between it and the Boise river. I had my flyrod with me me for just such an opportunity and I took advantage the next day when … More TRC for Safety
I can’t attribute this saying to anyone in particular, but I have heard that “weeds are just plants no one has found a use for“. When someone discovers a medicinal use, aroma, stink or flower for a weed, the weed gets a name. A lot of our fly casts found their way into our … More Get your Roll Cast Out of the Weeds
I got an email today that MDEQ is going out for bids for 3 acres of intertidal reefs at Bang’s Bayou and 6.5 acres of subtidal reef at Point-Aux-Chenes Bay. In other words, ground zero identified in the MDEQ portal project 4248 which I entered in November of 2014. Don’t get me wrong, I am … More Project 4248 Area Goes out for Bids
Have you ever needed to roll cast 60 feet or better with a heavy, weighted fly? I have and I couldn’t do it. I was bonefishing in Andros. We had fished flats all day, having a good day on the flats, when I noticed the guide was pushing me toward a point which had deeper, … More Tongariro Roll Casting for Stillwater
It’s almost been five years since I entered project 4248 in the MDEQ portal proposing to protect and restore the MS Point-Aux-Chenes shoreline and “possibly” the Grand Battures. I have been trying to make noise, though I admit I’m not very good at this sort of thing. My most recent attempts at funding a study … More Will Consider
A friend and I saw an opportunity to fish what looked like a promising summer tide recently and though parameters were not really that great, we took a chance. This is the tide we were expecting below: This is the tide we got (red line): So you can see the flat top red line over … More Vanishing Point Continues to Vanish (MS PAC)
I’ve been checking for mayflies at the Rez every other day or so. No bueno. Actually, I have seen a few in the grass, just a handful, which seems weird. In the grass, not in the trees. They flew up out the grass after swatting the high grass with a stick. Very few mayflies, literally … More Anticipation… It’s Making Me Wait!
My wife got the notion to visit our daughter in Ocean Springs because the weather was going to be nice. She gave me the hint by asking me if the tides were good for fishing the weekend of Saturday April 27. She knows me pretty well. Upon checking I was expecting the tide to be … More Looking for the Goldilocks Zone
Unlike President Trump, I’ve been colluding with the Russians. And I like it! Yep, they seem to have something I’ve been looking for. It won’t replace my stripping bucket, and certainly not my sight casting system I’ve developed, but this sure will travel better. It has a very vanilla name, the “fly fishing line holder”, … More Colluding with Russians for Better Fly Line Management
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