Unzip the nymphal shuck of your sleeping bag and rise from your tent with the lightness of a morning trico hatch. Revel in the stillness of the crisp mountain air. Break camp slowly but efficiently. Fold your gear neatly, your future self will thank you. Forego the instant oatmeal and coffee grounds that you packed.… Continue reading Leaving Stones Unturned
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Spring is Loading
Like clockwork, the arrival of March sunshine awakens something within me and I become invigorated to get after the projects and trips in my mind with a restored drive. It's around this time of year that I start to catch the Sea Run Bug in full effect. Chum salmon fry are mere weeks away from… Continue reading Spring is Loading
Words of Autumn
Editor's Note: My good friend and longtime TPLFF contributor, Dean Kuettel, is back! This time with a thoughtful reflection from his new home waters of Virginia. I will eagerly await more of his updates from the East until I'm able to join him on the banks of a small brook trout stream again someday. -Sam… Continue reading Words of Autumn


