We had just finished watching a pair of older ladies get stuck on the rock bar while they were trying to float down the river. Their legs kicking and arms flailing. Their paddle falling away and cuss words flying. I thought, if I stay here, these tube people are going to drive me insane, (missing…
The notion of taking your kids to the river so you can fish, while also being a decent parent, sounds completely overwhelming, I know. I actually miss the days when my kids didn’t have opinions about what we were doing but instead could just sit jolly in a backpack. But something I’ve learned through the…
How could we be prepared for the rawness of motherhood– the moments of realizing you’re in charge of these little humans– the fear of never knowing if you’re doing enough. The times when they sit on your lap and hug you for no reason, and you wish you could just stop the time…. And then the times…
Is the winter getting you down? Here are some ways you can get through it…because we’re all barely hanging in there and the white stuff keeps falling!!!!! (Some of my advice is terrible, so you’ll have to sort through it yourself) 1. Take your kids sledding almost every day. It is as horrid as it…
Most of us just want to get back to that place, where life was simple and we couldn’t wait for Grandma’s fried trout for dinner. When I saw this picture of my Grandma Betty, I could hear the river rushing, the sound of four-wheelers in the distance, and my beautiful grandma giggling gleefully with every catch she…
I began to put this picture on our Christmas card, but realized some folks may not fully appreciate the Eagle’s Thanksgiving Plate. I cherish this picture because even though my children appear barbaric, it reminds me of one of my favorite days of the Holiday Season, a time where I say ‘no’ to a traditional role and visit the fish with my…
I pause for a moment, staring at a deer’s half-consumed rib cage that is resting between a pool filter and a Top Ramen noodle bag. If I duck down I can see the river through the trees- I’m almost there, but my curiosity beckons. Who threw their pool filter in the middle of the woods? What animal…
The Mayfly Project: Mentoring youth in foster care through fly fishing I waded out to check the river shoreline, making sure we had the prime stretch of river all to ourselves. The water maneuvering around my waders was loud compared to the stillness I found on the fall morning. With no one in sight, and a…
Beyond the cell service range is where the real summer fun started- where kids played in the woods, built forts, swam all day long, and their parents replaced their phones with fly rods and gathered merrily around the fire each night for smores. This summer, more than ever, I did not want to come back…
When you don’t tell anyone what you are planning because you’re sure they would think you are crazy, you may be a fly fishing adventure mom. You let people know you will be gone for a week, but only share the details in short snippets you estimate they can handle. For example, “Ya, we’re going camping…
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