Tag: life lessons
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Seasons of Change
Gone are the summer evenings of sunlight and splendor. Fallen are the leaves of autumn once more. Bright mornings give way to early darkness as a new season approaches. The rivers are much cooler now and the snow will be flying soon. I even had ice in my guides while fishing this weekend, which acted…
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Routine (The good, the bad, and the necessary)
Routine is part of life. Most of us wake up, go to work, come home, make dinner, watch a show and go to bed. We rinse and repeat Monday through Friday until the weekend finally arrives. I’ve had students for the past four weeks and we now have our routine. It’s a good one and…
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Compliments and Kindness Don’t Cost a Thing
Why do some people hold back on giving compliments? Do we just not think about giving them or do we keep them to ourselves? Does it diminish us to build others up? Complimenting others makes me feel good. Building people up is oh so important for kids, middle aged folks (like myself) and retirees alike.…
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Back “Home”
I don’t have any immediate family left in New York State these days, but I have enough people that still feel like family. They’re the type of friends you fall back into rhythm with like a musician picking up an old guitar that’s been in a dusty closet for a year. It takes a few…
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Attention to Detail
What do you notice that others don’t? Can you spot a hawk on a fence post 100 yards away? Can you see a rising fish your buddy just missed? Did you spot a piece of trash ten people just walked past? Do you see the pain someone else is experiencing without uttering a single word?…
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Fishing With a Time Machine
If I had a real time machine I’d probably return to a few scenes of fly fishing failure and try to make amends, but that would be cheating. Instead, I prefer to capitalize on the bipolar weather/elevation change in Colorado and use it to my advantage. The flies that worked so well in March have…
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Signs of Spring
“All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child.” – Marie Curie My father and I visited Cheesman Canyon last week in search of trout and nature. It’s a Front Range fishery near Denver, so the days tend to warm more rapidly throughout the calendar year compared to other…
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Reverse Poem: The Best of Everything
I was reading about reverse poems and wanted to give one a shot. Read from top to bottom and bottom to top. Get the best of everything don’t settle for less and work hard for what you deserve because happiness is on the horizon Aim high battle the slow drip of mediocrity and take the…
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One of One
You are one of one. Just like each unique snowflake that has ever taken flight, you are you and you are special, so don’t forget it. The holiday season presents many joys, challenges, special moments and yes, presents. Families come together from afar or just down the street to celebrate much more than just togetherness.…
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Staring at the Sun
If I’m being honest, I never imagined I’d ever visit the state of Arkansas. However, there are some famous rivers such as the White and Little Red, which hold brown trout that would eat the browns I’ve been catching recently. In 1992, a 40 pound brown trout was caught below Greer’s Ferry Lake (where we…
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The Best Laid Plans
I can’t decide if fishing teaches me about life or if life teaches me about fishing. Perhaps it truly doesn’t matter, but at some point, we’ve all carefully crafted an immaculate plan that fell flat on its face. A couple years ago, I was fishing the Fryingpan River on a simply stunning July day and got my…
Mayfly Musings 