Tag: kids

Introduce Your Kids to Fly Fishing

As fly-fishing parents, we share a common dream that our children will follow along at a young age, immersed in the experiences of our family's fishing expeditions. Traveling to our favorite rivers and lakes on a weekly basis will all become pleasant memories for them as we introduce them to our favorite sport and the art of fly fishing.  When we were growing up, spending time outdoors didn’t have to compete with spending time tele-learning on the internet, playing video games, and Zoom calls. W

6/29/2020•Steve Avril Angelica Talan

5 Things I Learned Fishing With a Toddler

Fishing is a lifelong passion for so many of us. From childhood to adulthood, we progress through chapters along the way. For me, when I became pregnant with my son, I was beyond excited to instill an appreciation (ok, addiction) for fishing at an early age. If only I knew what that really meant. Here are five things I have learned from fishing with my toddler. Always bring snacks ... Always. We stock up before hitting the water - whether it's for 5 minutes or 5 hours. Water bottles, healthy

5/8/2020•Ryan Michelle Scavo

pixelated myth

"Social media is nothing but a pixelated myth." My pastor hit the nail on the head not only with this sermon point but also when applied to fish pictures across the internet. I have fished enough to know there are some monster-sized trout all over the world, and it is a great achievement to catch one on a fly. However, being a native of the south, I also know that you cannot catch a 10lb native brook trout in a small mountain stream. By skimming social media, it seems the fish get bigger and mi

2/11/2020•Corey Hunt

Adventure Living

Growing up with a lot of adventurous people in my life has made me realize how much we can explore in our world. If I didn’t have an adventurous family, I wouldn’t have as many opportunities like surfing, fly fishing, jumping off cliffs, riding rapids, and many other adventures. One thing that has opened up so much of my life is living in Florida. If I didn’t live in Florida, I wouldn’t be able to sit and listen to the sound of waves hitting the shoreline waiting for a great wave to surf.  I lo

12/15/2019•Rosey Lowder

Picks for the Munchkins

Olive the Wooly Bugger By Kirk Warner MSRP - $12.95 per book photo courtesy of - Kirk Warner Book Worm Kids and adults alike love the tale of Olive the Woolly Bugger By Now Fly Fishing Teen Expedition By LILLARD starting at - $3,895.00 photo courtesy of - Orvis Let Someone Else Teach This great summer camp offers fly fishing adventures for teens all over the US. Learn More Bug Launcher By TFO MSRP - $89.95 photo courtesy of - TFO A Rod of Their Own Perfect for anglers of any ag

12/2/2018•Dun Magazine

Baby Steps

One of the best things about fly fishing is that you always learn something new. You can fish new water, head to unknown places, try different styles, and catch new species. But what happens when all of a sudden you have a baby in your backpack?  Do you give up your time on the water, or change your fishing habits? I would say that fly fishing with a baby is more than a decision, it is an attitude, a lifestyle choice all its own. A choice that will require many compromises: more planning, flexib

3/21/2018•Veera Viitanen

Mom Season

When your twenty-something son takes up fly fishing—at the cost of all other interests—there is bound to be some concern as a parent. This new fishing obsession was interfering with his college education, and baseball pursuits, not to mention preventing him from finding a summer job to help pay his way in the world. This interest seemed to come out of left field. Sure, we went camping and fishing as a family (when his sports seasons allowed), but this had become a rare thing in recent years as t

3/21/2018•Linda Galambos

Against The Flow

Four years ago, I learned a new sport, my most favorite activity, my passion. This was fly fishing. I grew up in a small town in Western Kentucky. I had fished all my life, but only with a spin rod and bait. Fly fishing was foreign to me. Little did I know that it would empower me to be a leader, a conservationist, talk to others with confidence, want to travel to every state, and to not be afraid to be myself. Fly fishing has taught me to not swim with the flow, but against it. I first learned

3/21/2018•Sydney Abbott

Stevie Kim-Rubell

Stevie started conventional fishing at two years old, and began fly fishing at age six. Her dad, Daniel Kim, is a fly angler, who took her fishing. It wasn’t long before Stevie started pursuing the sport herself. Stevie has now grown to love fly so much that in her words, “any guide knows that if he even suggests conventional, it’s not even a question.” But at such a young age, when others haven’t even heard of the words fly fishing, why this sport? “For me, I enjoy the challenge. Fly fishing i

11/15/2017•Dun Magazine

Take Me To Your River

The river is more than a weekend retreat for us. It runs through our veins. It’s a way of life: our livelihood. For me, it also symbolizes change … leaving the city life (almost 15 years ago) and venturing into the unknown. It doesn’t always give freely. Conditions can change in the blink of an eye, making it difficult for the average bear. I am forever grateful for our ‘Papa Bear’ who is way beyond the average. I’ve watched our children grow from ‘fishing’ with us in front packs to mending the

9/2/2017•Kati Rouse

Young Women Need Rivers

As she pauses to acknowledge the river rolling around her knees, she hears a fish slap the water. She smiles, opens her fly box and envisions that fish filling up her net. She’s a teenage girl, and her only concern for the day is exploring a river and being detached from the world; something she’s begun to crave. She’s not worrying about what she looks like, counting all the ways she isn’t adding up or fearing what her friends are doing without her.  She doesn’t know that this river time is rela

6/30/2017•Kaitlin Glines Barnhart

Time Well Spent

Being a Mom can be hard.  Like, really hard. There is this overwhelming reality that you have been given this life to influence and to bring up someone who adds to society and ultimately leaves the world a better place.  There is the hope that they will have a greater, positive impact than you did. Some days, it takes everything you have to hold it together, to keep everybody happy, to wake everyone up, get them off to school, go to work, come home, make dinner, get everyone to bed, and get eve

6/30/2017•Courtney Despos