Category Archives: On the Road

Heading North

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Ed Mitchell

I’m heading north in the next day or two. Really looking forward to it. The plan is to fish with my son up in Connecticut. Its going to be a wicked blast. No snook, redfish, or tarpon in this adventure. This … Continue reading →

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Vise-Grip Fly Tying Vise

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Ed Mitchell

They say necessity is the Mother of invention. No argument there. Filling a need with the resources at hand is a time honored skill. Call it ingenuity. Call it McGyvering. Its a desirable attribute. Recent my friend Phil, who now resides … Continue reading →

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Chinook have Choppers

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Ed Mitchell

My friend Phil is in northern California right now. Recently he sent me some pictures of dead salmon he saw along a stream. I never realized Chinook had such wicked choppers? They look as bad as bluefish.

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Towing a Kayak with a Bicycle

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Ed Mitchell

Back at the ramp this morning, I saw something new to me. A guy had a rig to tow his kayak with a bicycle! Wow. He told me the basic idea was developed by surfers on the west coast. OK. Can’t you … Continue reading →

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Teach Your Children Well

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Ed Mitchell

Hey we all want our kids to do well. Right? But we can have vastly different ideas about what “well” means. As Sly and the Family Stone told us “Different Strokes for Different Folks’. For some people it’s all about … Continue reading →

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