Tag: sisters

Trout Trollop

I pity the woman who doesn’t have a sister.  The lucky ones have ‘sisters-by-birth’ but if that’s not an option, you can still have ‘sisters-by-choice’, and organizations like Sisters on the Fly (SOTF) are a great place to start.  As the largest women’s outdoor group in the United States, SOTF members are known for a love of fly fishing, vintage campers, and for having ‘More fun than anyone.’  Started in 1999 by two sisters, Maurrie Sussman (Sister #1) and Becky Clark (Sister #2) it quickly grew

9/20/2020•Jo Ann Stearns

Euro-nymphing The Madison

The Tennessee creek was small, the water swift, and channels deep in some areas. Wild rainbows swam in this mostly unknown tributary sourced by a cold underground spring. It was the perfect scenario to try to master Euro-nymphing or French, Czech, Spanish, or Polish – take your pick. My friend Susan Thrasher, founder of Nashville's Music City Fly Girls, had invited me out for a special day on secret water. She gave me a few pointers and waded further upstream. In a few hours, I had landed a coup

6/22/2020•Sharon Harper