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why I’ll voluntarily send cash to Sacramento

I know I shouldn’t have been surprised, but after thinking about it the last two weeks, I still am. Many, if not most, of California’s 210,200 full-time government employees were ordered six months ago to take three furlough days a month. Blame whatever feel-good program or pork barrel project you want for the not-so Golden [...]

inside look at fly fishing culture

It’s making the rounds, but funny enough to bear repeating…

my fly fishing resolutions 2010

I sort of figure that the best method to ensure that one keeps New Year’s resolutions is to make them fun, something you want to do. So, here it goes. 1.) Fish more this year. 2.) Carry less in my vest; only the necessary flies, leader, tippet, floatant, forceps and camera. Take the net only [...]

closed for fishing

To think that I was fishing on this lake in late September, and even fishing rivers in the area four weeks ago.

would be a heck of a commute

The commute’s too long, but my natural avoidance of moving from the left coast to the right could be breaking down. Found the below (and attractive) job listing for Orvis today, and I guess that access to fresh maple syrup might somewhat offset winters that come with too much snow. Product Development Specialist – Rod [...]