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A Life in Fly Rods

A Life in Fly Rods

How an English Chalk Stream, a Colorado store and a typewriter shaped my world.

Feb 03, 2023
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A version of this piece first appeared in Trout & Salmon at the end of 2022.

This is my fishing backstory, so it’s here to add little colour before I get stuck into more pressing issues. It will forever lurk at the bottom of my Newsletter …

From Feral to Flies
  1. I started fishing as a half-feral 6 yr-old, free of parental supervision and hanging out on st…

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