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It’s spring! I know it because at dusk for the past couple of evenings, the peepers have been laughing at the last of the melting snow. This passing winter was significant in my life, one I’ll long recall. After selling … Continue reading →

My mother used to say, “Don’t tell me you’re busy, sugar. Everybody’s busy, and they don’t need to hear it from you.” When your actions were pleasing, my elder southern females called you “honey”. When your deeds were questionable (but … Continue reading →

August 5, 2012:  I am taking a brief sit-down on the front porch this morning, looking out across an empty lake at gray sky, grayer water and a slice of dark spruce that divides the two. Billy Bear sits next … Continue reading →

Something new at TRL this summer.  Wifi!  Yes, we have installed a new satellite internet service that will allow us to not only post here on the fishing log, but enjoy a new sat phone line, check our emails, text … Continue reading →

Spent the last two weeks building the new TRL web site.  It should be up shortly – just waiting for the domain name to be transferred (jeez, what an ordeal!).  I will be sending out an email blast when it … Continue reading →

Many of you know that Newfies love to spin yarns and tell jokes, especially if they are the brunt of them.  So here’s a little story from the 2011 season: A big-time rancher from Texas showed up last summer to … Continue reading →

In Labrador, we get to sit beside Christmas Trees all summer long.  The locals call these ruby cones ‘Labrador Roses”, but I think they look a lot like ornaments, maybe strings of cranberries. The tamarack trees are a beautiful part … Continue reading →

Lewis River, Nez Perce and Soda Butte Creeks, the Gibbon and Firehole into the Madison, the Gardner River into the storied Yellowstone.  There’s a lot more to see in Yellowstone National Park than the rivers. But when you’re a fly … Continue reading →

I have been thinking of just leaving after camp was over and visiting friends and famous rivers across the US. This was the year. My travels have taken me to the far corners of our land.  Florida was first, a … Continue reading →

It’s been so long since I posted here that I forgot my sign-in name and password – had to look them up!  My forgetfulness should be no surprise, however, because my brain is racing – cluttered with fishing stories to … Continue reading →