Poonfecta 2021

Poonfecta 2021 In this time where so many of our veterans are struggling with current events: Here is a feel good story for ya! The story starts about a year and a half ago at an Operation Home Shores get together. We gathered several veterans in a local park for barbeque, fly tying/casting, and comradery.  A younger Navy vet from […]

Steinhatchee Pumpkin Patch

Most bachelor parties include strippers swinging on poles and an absurd amount of alcohol, followed by a head banging hangover the following morning.  With J.C. getting married later this month, his idea of a bachelor party was a little less mainstream.   Instead ofstrippers we were in search of schooling redfish on the beautiful grass flats of Steinhatchee, FL. We […]

bare necessities

Life, it has its ups and downs twists and turns, but never gives us more than we can handle. Lately, things have winding on my end. Between family situations, car troubles and my 12 year old  computer finally crashing I’ve been everywhere but where the fish are, not to say I haven’t tried. Sometimes it’s hard to pull yourself out […]

Going Way Back (Part 1)

I was able to get a weekday off with Hard Core Fly Tying (HCFT) ambassador, Dustin Pack, to go explore a local creek that we have been eyeballing on Google Earth for a while. Global Imaging Systems and Google Earth have drastically changed the face of exploratory hunting and fishing.  As a kid we would spend long days exploring where […]

Fat Guys in Little Boats

Currently on the way to the Florida Keys for a day of fishing. I writing this blog on behalf of Derek Rust, Jason Fernandez, and Joe Mirrione. For the past couple of weeks we have been mentioning about a tandem canoe with with four us. Yesterday we finally made it happen. We have been wanting to take out Derek for quiet […]

Conformity only restricts you.

There was one point in my life, where I felt held down. Almost like I was being held back from something that I loved. I was stuck in a place where I felt forced to do something, for many reasons. Maybe so I could have more friends, or maybe so I could make other people happy. What I was doing […]