Does everyone have a “happy Place?” A place in one’s mind where one can displace their present location, escape their present circumstances, totally ignore current events around them, and smile with a sense of warmth and assurance wherever this place might be? And be happy while you are thinking about it? What ignites one to...

The 4th of July is a difficult time to have some serenity on a trout river, being summers’ most popular holiday. The air temperature was a delightful 57 degrees driving across the mountains towards Brevard NC. I had no business driving to the mountains to fish this weekend. I knew from the beginning that I …...

My fly boxes are a wreck most of the time. A garbled wad of fur, feathers, and steel in a plastic box dating all the way back to the late ’70s. And that sounds old, even for me. Most anglers organize their fly box by fly type and hook size, color, and whether its fished …...