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Tag Archives: fly fishing
Fishing Memoirs- Vises, and Their Pleasures.
My dear, sweet, lovely wife called me from work, one day and said; “My sources tell me that Ted Nugent is going to be at the outdoor expo at 2:00 p.m. so if you are not busy, go and meet Ted.” … Continue reading →
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Tagged Artificial fly, fish, Fishing line, fishing memoirs, Fly, fly fishing, fly fishing show, Fly tying, grizzly hackle, Kitchen, mom, outdoor expo, pleasure, Ted Nugent, travel, vacation, vices, Woolly Bugger
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Fishing Memoirs- Going (Urban) Grizzly
After catching that first big Bass I became much more involved in fly fishing. At the rate I was going, I thought I might become good enough to where the name of the sport would change from Fly-fishing, to Fly-catching. … Continue reading →
Posted in father and son, Fishing Memoirs, vacation
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Tagged adventure, Clinton River, fish, fly fishing, holiday, Huron River, Metropark, michigan, outdoors, Recreation, sports, urban grizzly, vacation
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Fishing Memoirs- Practice Makes…Better.
By and by, time went along, and I found that practicing casting the fly rod did make casting easier. I was better than when Jim first taught me, though I knew that I needed more improvement. So, I was always … Continue reading →
Posted in father and son, Fishing Memoirs, Fishing Stories, humor, sports
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Tagged adventure, fish, fishing, fly fishing, sports, story tellers
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Fishing Memoirs- Homework
I am not entirely sure how, “memoirs”, are supposed to be written. I want this project to be more fun than work, so I will be typing the stories as they come to mind. That being said. The next thing, … Continue reading →
Posted in Family, father and son, Fishing Memoirs, Fishing Stories, outdoor stories, sports
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Tagged adventure, berkley, cherrywood, fish, fishing, fly fishing, hemingway, memoirs, michigan, pflugger, sports, two-hearted river
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The Fishing Memoirs- The Lesson
If I say that it started with the shared love of a young woman, it would be true, though slightly misleading. It is more accurate to say that it occurred one breezy spring day, in 1996, when my wife and … Continue reading →
Posted in Fishing Memoirs, Fishing Stories, humor, outdoor stories, sports, urbangrizzly, vacation
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Tagged adventure, Casting (fishing), first lesson, fish, Fishing reel, Fishing rod, fly fishing, flyfishing, holiday, memoirs, memories, michigan, outdoors, Recreation, United States, vacation
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Super Powers!!!
“Hey Mister?” A young man called to me the other day. ”If you could have three super powers, what would they be?” “WOW!” I thought to myself. I haven’t thought about my super powers in decades. It was unbelievable how … Continue reading →
Posted in Fishing Stories, humor, outdoor stories, Sci-Fi, sports
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Tagged adventure, Avengers, blog, blogging, calm voice, flick, fly fishing, fly line, Hey mister, imagination, Invisibility, outdoors, Recreation, sports, stipulations, super powers, Superhero, Superhuman strength, Superpower, Superpowers
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The Cobblestone Road
This cobblestone road had the good fortune of being under one of the best trout streams in the state. The smoothly flattened stones, which were cracked in some places, had some moss growing through the crevasses giving them an emerald … Continue reading →
Posted in fall, Fishing Stories, sports, urbangrizzly
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Tagged adventure, animals communicating, Brown, Brown trout, fish, Fisherman, fishing, fly fishing, michigan, Recreation, River, sports, Trout
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A Memory…
Sitting on the deck of the hotel/fly shop under 400 billion stars, telling stories of the day’s fishing. Strangers and friends remembered trips from the past, and planned future trips, while night bugs buzzed the dim light … Continue reading →
Posted in father and son, Fishing Memoirs, Fishing Stories, Motorcycle trip, outdoor stories, sports, vacation
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Tagged cigar smoke, fishing, fly fishing, good times, Guides and Charters, memories, montana, mountains, outdoors, Recreation, Shopping, sitting, United States
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Liberty, Sweet Liberty.
Heading out on a round trip motorcycle ride from Michigan to Montana, I was struck by how great a country we live that we can just up and go explore if we choose. There is a lot of beauty out … Continue reading →
Posted in father and son, Fishing Stories, Lady Liberty, Motorcycle trip, outdoor stories, sports, vacation
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Tagged 9/11, adventure, blog, drift boats, fish, fly fishing, freedom, heat wave, holiday, hot, inspirational, Jeep, Lady Liberty, Lady Liberty in a bathing suit, liberty, mackinaw bridge, michigan, montana, motorcycles, motorcycling, Northern Michigan, outdoors, rainbow, Recreation, sports, story tellers, underwater adventure, United States, vacation, vacations
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Vacation Flashbacks! 329 words. : )
I am listening to my wife’s iPod while I do some home reconstructing. This may be a shock for those who know me. (RE)constructing, may seem foreign to them, (DE)constructing… they have little trouble associating to me. Anyway, while I … Continue reading →
Posted in Fishing Stories, humor, Motorcycle trip, outdoor stories, sports
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Tagged adventure, blog, blogging, comedy, fishing, fly fishing, ipod, music, outdoors, road trip, scent, smell, songs, underwater adventure
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