Yosemite National Park

My wife and I recently went out to the Bay Area to visit my son. Since Yosemite National Park is only a few hours away from San Fransisco, we decided to spend a few days there, as it is one of the national parks I was most excited to visit. It did not disappoint! We [...]

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park

I had the pleasure of doing some Fall camping in the Smoky Mountains this past weekend, 4 days 3 nights at Elkmont Campground. The Little River runs through the campground and is teaming with wild rainbow, brown, and, in the upper reaches, brook trout. I was looking forward to spending a good amount of time [...]

The Gunpowder Falls River, Maryland

I was in Maryland for a conference this past week, right by the Gunpowder Falls River in the Hereford area. This river is well known as a wild trout stream and tailwater that runs out of Prettyboy Reservoir. It was named one of the 100 best trout streams in the country by Trout Unlimited and [...]

2021 Cheeky Schoolie Tournament

In the era of Covid 19, safely hosting grass roots tournaments with hundreds of participants is a tall order, especially if it’s the world’s largest fly fishing only tournament. Cheeky Fishing has done it again though. Modeled after the 2020 event, which took place in September last year rather than May, as the whole country [...]