I have done Camp Kristy all over the world—in hotel rooms, on the beach, and on the boathouse floor. With all of us staying home, sheltering in place, self-quarantining or isolating, what better time to share it?
Read moreHoliday Gift Guide for the Fly Fisher in Your Life
I’d like to present a down-to-earth, no-agenda, non-sponsored, list of practical gift suggestions. Whatever your budget, there is something that your special someone will like, appreciate—and, perhaps more important--actually use.
Read moreThe Favorite Spot
Read moreI’ve had magical moments in unassuming-looking spots. I’ve been skunked in the “troutiest”-looking water imaginable. I’ve caught fish in epic quantities within spitting distance of an Interstate highway. I’ve flown to the other end of the world from here to fish in streams and be surrounded by scenery that looks just like home. So, yes, I’m going to tell you about my go-to fishing spot. Try as you might, you will not be able to figure out where it is—because it’s an amalgam of what makes somewhere a good place to fish, to me.
Traveling Light
Ask anyone who has paged through a catalog, or browsed in a fly shop: there are tens of thousands of accessories/items for fly fishing. At a recent women’s fly fishing course that I was helping out with, there was a classroom segment in which a fellow instructor shared the contents of her fishing vest/wader pockets. It seemed like a magician’s hat—she kept pulling out item after item, so many that there was seemingly no way all of that would fit in there. She had three kinds of desiccants (products to remove moisture from the fly) alone!
Read moreChanneling Roy Senter
I want my students to leave the session looking forward to the next opportunity to pursue the activity, realizing that they don’t have to know all there is to know, or have all the equipment before just getting out there. Most of all, I want them to have the confidence that they can continue this pursuit on their own—and not be paralyzed by the fear of “doing it wrong.”
Read moreThe Guided Discovery experience
The coaching, tailored lessons, and personalized experience offered by Guided Discovery will change the way you approach flyfishing, and the way you see yourself.
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