Posts by troutvalley
Dog’s Last Friend
It has long been noted that a dog is man’s best friend. Likewise, it has long been observed by teachers, parents, priests and philosophers that the nature of life is pain. Many suffereth long, but the mercy of Christ abounds. Fortunately, for men and women who spend their time afield, a moment of relief is…
Read MoreLearning to Dress for the Occasion
A large part of a rural boy’s young life—I mean life before any degree of freedom, before driver’s licenses and school dances, Boy Scout trips, or even afternoons spent in the lull of summer’s heat floating alone on farm ponds with a hook in the water and a hope-filled heart— is spent watching their father. That is, we try to imitate them, looking on as they act out their passions,…
Read MoreWatershed High-Water Marks
Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders. –William Faulkner Among myriad methods for landing largemouth bass, the non-pareils of fly fishing persist. The cast. The strike. The fight. There are few endeavors in this life offering greater satisfaction than netting a warm-water carnivore of, say, five pounds on a…
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