First Post

This blog is going to be my introduction to the fly fishing world.  I wanted to put a blog out there that is not done by Fly Fishing Professionals.  I am a working man with a family and I have the struggles that go along with that.   I want a blog that focuses on a "Hobby" that can and often does become an obsession.  I want to share with readers, what I have found and continue to find, to help me  balance between fishing, family, religion, work and all the other things in our lives.

Fishing is a passion of mine and I set goals every year to get better.  I fly fish with a purpose every time I am able to hit the water.  I try and fish at least 40 days a year and I always am looking to improve my skills and abilities.  This blog is going to be a place that I will be able to share the things that help me be a better fisherman, and I want a place to share some of my writing too.

This blog was born when I was searching the web for some awesome videos, (fly fishing related) and found a video with John Gierach promoting his new book All Fishermen Are Liars


 As I watched and listened to what he had to say I couldn't help but feel like he was missing something.  For so long I was jealous of the life styles that many of the guides and fishing industry professionals have him especially, and then I realized as I was thinking and  wishing that I had more fishing time. I really have something that he can never have and "money can't buy" and all the time in the world cant give him.  I can go fishing with my sons and see them catch a fish and see the joy that that brings to them.  That is when I realized I am "Living the Dream" it is just a different dream, than most people think about when they think about "living the dream."  This dream that I am living wouldn't be possible if I wasn't working and decided to "Just go fishing".  I have responsibilities and with those comes some grind, but also with and because of those responsibilities comes the greatest things in life and it isn't catching the next fish.  It is seeing my sons grow and become men and seeing them catch that fish.

And by the way, John Gierach is still my favorite author and I highly recommend all of his books and I would love to sit and talk to him or even better I would love to fish with him someday.  He just has something I don't have, and I have something he doesn't have.