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Fly Fishing Argentina

Willy Palmer sent us this picture and short report after returning from a recent trip to Argentina. I see you mentioned Argentina in your recent web update. Thanks for all the help with tackle in preparation for the trip. I’ll fill in details later, but the fishing was great, the people delightful, and too much wine and food. As you can see, they know how to grow big ones in the lakes. I had several bigger, but was under strict rules not to come home with too many hero shots. Regards, Willy

Mardi Gras Book Review: Carnival in New Orleans, A Fantasy

Search “New Orleans Snow” on the internet and a blizzard is not the first entry. Instead you’ll find SnoWizard. A company that has brought fine fluffy shaved snow to residents of the Big Easy since 1936. But now it seems, they’re gettin’ snow from the sky Cher!–and it’s making a mess of Mardi Gras. According to the latest Mardi Gras Update, Chaos is cancelled in New Orleans. Babylon and Muses will be postponed to run sometime after Morpheus and at present, no one is manning the ladders on St. Charles Ave. The party in Lousiana started on twelth night and won’t end until the wee …

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Record Snowfall of 79.9 Inches this Season in Baltimore

What I would give to see a blade of grass. The plug the CAT C 12 gingerly placed across the front of my drive is now cleared. The impending snow shovel shortage awaits! I have one snow shovel left, the other expired in the early dawn hours Wednesday on the warm side of the house where the heat from the big wood stove full of red oak turned the powdery light stuff on the walk into an ice crystal slurry mess. “Split handle?” “Cracked blade?” “See it all the time,” may be part of the new fly shop vernacular. I’m certain that by the weekend, …

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The Gunpowder River After The Blizzard

The heavy snowfall in Baltimore county accumulated to well over two feet in many areas over this past weekend. The road conditions finally improved yesterday and I took a drive to the river to take a few pictures. I was fortunate to find the only parking space at Masemore, as the lot was plowed in under mounds of snow. I also noticed both Falls Rd lots were unplowed, so anyone traveling to fish the Gunpowder may need to tour a few access points to see where parking is available. The lots usually get cleared, but with an additional foot of snow forecasted for tonight, they …

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Sweetgrass Fly Rods Update

This shot of Glenn Brackett giving drying bamboo the once over was sent to us from Dave at Sweetgrass rods-Thanks Dave! We unpacked a Sweetgrass 8ft 5wt 3pc 2/2 Hex, and a 7′ 3″ 4/5wt 2/2 Pent over the weekend. If you haven’t heard, the “Boo Boys” have a new series, called Mantra as described on the Sweetgrass site: These 1-tip rods represent an unparalleled value in bamboo rods. With the same taper as our regular, Sweetgrass Series, the Mantra rods will delight with the same action you would expect from a Sweetgrass Rod. And at half the price, it’s a bargain in artisanal craftsmanship. …

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Winter Fly Fishing the Frying Pan, Colorado

Thanks to Fred for the great picture from a recent Winter trip to the Frying Pan River in Colorado. This big brown trout was caught while fishing 36 F water in deep depressions along the Flats of the Frying Pan on a 22 F day. The next day, a seemingly unrelated article from The Aspen Times titled; Angling for Solitude, Fryingpan, Roaring Fork Lure Wintertime Fishing Fans appeared. Great timing Fred!