Winter is the time to check your equipment, tie flies and brew some beer.
Fly Fishing
Every little bit helps!
I consider myself an outdoors man and therefore I consider myself an environmentalist. I need to preserve the venue in which I pursue my past times. When I am out fishing, I pick up trash along the way. When I clean up a campsite, I usually end up leaving with more trash than I brought in.
However, I know that some of the products I need to use in my outdoor pursuits are not the best for the environment. This is often the case when it is time to dispose of the old stuff. This came to my attention when I received a Christmas gift from my daughter. It was a gift pack from a company called “Flyvines” https://flyvines.com . The gift included a sun glass retainer strap, a tool lanyard and a really cool bracelet. These were all made from recycled fly line. This is a great idea! From now on, I will be sending all my used fly lines to this company for recycling. Hopefully, this will keep a little bit more plastic out of the landfills.
Organize
Today is my day off from the shop. It is a bluebird sky day, with the high temperature only predicted to break the 30-degree mark. Fly fishing today would be a slow cold affair. I pride myself on being a year-round angler, but I am just not feeling it today. So what to do? I think I will use today to get organized. Fill my fly boxes, clean out my sling bag, and get all my stuff set in my equipment bin. All for my next day off when the spirit does move me to hit the river I can just grab the bin and go.
Winter Fly Fishing 2019
Bridget was in from Montana. We did a little fly tying and fishing.
Spring 2019
Ryan stopped by on his way to Idaho to do a little fly fishing. Water was high , but we got into some fish.
Camping in the rain!
We got all set up. Went for a short hike then the sky open up.
So glad we bought this vestibule! 
Woke to these eagles looking over our campsite. 
The rest of the weekend was nice. We were unable to fish the Flatbrook the water was way to high.
Spot Burn?
I have received some flack from a friend of mine. He told to stop spot burning. I was confused I was not sure what he was talking about. He then brought to my attention the photos I had posted on Facebook. Well the Urban Dictionary gives the definition as “Spot Burn 1. When someone ruins your secret fishing spot.” So I am thinking about this, in the digital age can someone really spot burn? Go on Facebook or any of the hundreds of fishing web sites out there and you will see thousands of happy anglers in “grip and Grin photos of their latest trophy. The state of New Jersey publishes “Places to fish” list. I have found a page with a enter active map that shows wild trout stream across the country never mind just New Jersey. So the point is, in this day and age can we really “spot burn”?
Spring 2017
Things have changed. Down to one job, brewing my own beer, and its just wifey and I at home. Got out on the stream once this spring so far. Two nice browns on a small wild trout stream/ April 8th is the official opening day Of trout season here in NJ. ( although I fish all year where its legal.) I will will not partake in the opening day festivity.) I will be working at Ramsey Outdoor helping others get ready.
We started brewing back in August. So far we have brewed 3 batches. Two of an Amber Ale that we call ” Burns’ Brewhouse Fossel Stone Amber Ale” and one Porter we call “Burns’ Brewhouse Firepit Vanilla Porter”. So far we we have gotten rave reviews, but who complaints about free beer.
Tap 'n' Trout 