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I actually have only broken one rod myself. I have had others broken due to no fault of my own Here are just a few: Favorite break-Sage 8wt broke in Alaska when I hooked a giant King Salmon. I was still able bring the fish in by hand lining Saddest break: My rod was in the back of a covered...

I bought a compost tumbler off Craigs List a few years ago. It really does work very well. A few turns each week produces "good" compost fairly quickly without any odor, or flies. Since its raised up off the ground it does "go to sleep" in the cold weather, but jumps right back in the Spring...

https://www.flyfisherman.com/editorial/ak-best-passes-away/531272

My brother is a retired hand surgeon. I think he put his kids through college doing trigger finger repair. The surgery does work, but do only as a last resort!

If I wasn't 3000 miles away and a pet parent of the "real" retrievers (Labradors) I would certainly take a look

Here is WAPO article on summer weather. It's a share, so you should be able to access and bypass paywall https://wapo.st/4muawgS Using the calculator in the article, where I live in NH summer is 10 days longer than when I first came here 30 years ago. I know that my areas has moved up one...

It's been a great summer for tomatoes, air conditioning, and the electric utilities here in New England. Pretty much sucks for everything and everyone else.

We call those Frankenbuggers. Basically, you tie them with whatever you have laying around on your bench. BTW, they work fine

I buy scissors off Ebay for about $5-6. They cut fine. When they start to fray thread, I use them to cut wire and substitute in another cheap pair. For me, they certainly last 2-3 years. I am not a production tyer, so it's tough to justify paying $20 plus for a pair of scissors. It's...

Never had an issue with my polarized Raybans. I just use some dish detergent and hot water. Then I use a soft cloth to dry. Works great, removes face and hand slime plus whatever food I drip on them when they are in my pocket.

Not to hijack the thread, but my favorite TR quote: We are face to face with our destiny and we must meet it with a high and resolute courage. For us is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let us live in the harness, striving mightily; let us rather run the risk of wearing out...

Anyone have an idea of cost? I tried to find it on their website but had no luck.

Thats a picture of my last camping trip (I'm the one in the tunic). It happens all the time when I camp at the river. What's the big deal?

NY Times on why gardening is good. This is a share link, so should work past paywall: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/well/live/gardening-health-benefits.html?unlocked_article_code=1.b08.80FZ.IfyyQK6zwx9n&smid=url-share

I use a pair of polarized bi-focal glasses for about 90% of my fishing. When it gets too dark, or I when am tying a real small fly I use a pair of cheaters @ 1.5x that I carry in my shirt pocket. This system works for me, but don't know if anyone else will have the same results.

Sometimes you just have to cut the hook off and let the trout be. Digging out a deeply swallowed hook is very bad for the fish. Other than that, a really good story about your first fish

Bone Meal (Calcium Phosphate) is a cheap and easy solution to calcium problems. Simply dust around your plants a few times per season.

I tie the unsinkabeetle. It is a generic all-purpose high float beetle/hopper pattern. I tie tan and green varieties. Another easy tie that catches fish.

Striper trip with my son in Portsmouth NH waters. Squid flies

I never take my cane rods in boats. Bad things happen to rods in boats!