Two more for the blogroll.

Time/Date: 02-Aug-11
Location: F'ton

(Happy birthday, Mom!)

This version of The Skunkening is official. It's been a week today since fish were caught.

Oh well, t'is the season.

Here are two blogs worthy of making it up on the blogroll:

• Troutrageous!
• Fishing Jones

Ironically, Mike over at Troutrageous! wrote a post discussing the merits of a large blogroll the other day.

My take is this: I link to blogs I read regularly through Google Reader. Every so often, I'll post new ones I've been reading or have been reading for a while that deserve mention. Because God knows, a mention from me is worth....ummm....moving on...

I hope everyone had a great weekend. Mine had ups & downs. But this isn't the forum for the downs.

Here's some good fishy stuff from the past to help get you through the day. This video helps during The Skunkening, as:

1. Their slump was longer.
2. Their slump was in much harsher conditions than 27°C
3. Their slump ended in epic fashion...much like mine (hopefully) will.

Enjoy the video.

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Authors that matter: John Gierach

Time/Date: 1730, 03-Oct-10
Location: F'ton (Snooty Fox, to be precise)

If you have ever opened a book or magazine about fly fishing, you have probably seen John Gierach's name. He is a legend of the fly fishing world, and his writings on the lifestyle & techniques of fly fishing are nothing but brilliant.

John Gierach is an author of over 15 books, editor-at-large of Fly Rod & Reel and contributor to Gray's Sporting Journal. Midcurrent.com has a great profile of him here.

Some classic Gierach quotes:

"If nothing else, a road trip amounts to several days of running conversation with friends, and since good conversation is so hard to come by these days, that in itself, is worth the effort."

In the Autumn 2010 issue of Fly Rod & Reel, John writes on steelheading:
"Whatever the reason, when you become a steelheader you've either joined an elite class of anglers with heightened sensibilities or you've entered the lunatic fringe of a periphery: a place where voluntarily peeing in your waders indicates a strong work ethic."

Where is was said when someone asked if John was truly a trout bum: "Hey John, how can a guy driving a smokey ol' pickup, wearing raggedy clothes can afford such snazzy fly fishing gear?"

Gierach replied, "I think it should be obvious."

Gierach provided commentary on the AEG film Metalhead (which is awesome, btw); afterwards, Jay of (the group formerly known as) AEG did a fun interview with John on his iphone and posted it: