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The Contemplative Angler


Replacing the Fishing Vest

My fishing vest must weigh thirty pounds. It contains enough aircraft-aluminum fly boxes that, in need, I could flatten them and assemble a Boeing 747, with enough left over for a Cessna or two. Add...

Started in The Contemplative Angler • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: fishing humor
Why I Fish Barbless Flies -- Illustrated

I don't have close friends - not, at least, when I am fly fishing. There was one fellow I was attached to for quite some time, but we were finally able to extract the hook. He has since kept his...

Started in The Contemplative Angler • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: fishing humor
Catching a Decent Fish -- Illustrated

Not a rise... If a friend hadn't assured me that this pool was the home of "some decent trout" I would have thought the water barren. Decent trout, indeed! But with that word...

Started in The Contemplative Angler • 5 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: fishing humor
Of Ducks and Men - Illustrated

A friend, and superb fly-tier, was lamenting to me today that whenever he used duck quills he could always find plenty of usable quills on the left wing, but fewer on the right. Immediately...

Started in The Contemplative Angler • 5 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: fishing humor
Better Fishing Through Global Chaos

I wish to state now - well in advance - that I am not to blame for the "Great Blackouts of 2012!" I am simply offering insights which could transform a possible future of sitting quietly in...

Started in The Contemplative Angler • 4 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: fishing humor