The Fading Angler

"Just give me three more years."
Paul Maclean, as told by Norman Maclean (aka St. Norman)

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Friday, March 24, 2017

Logo! Logo! Logo!

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Ah, the logo:  a piece of representative art that uniquely identifies someone or something in a visual way.  All they great ones have one:...
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Monday, March 20, 2017

Gearing up at the Great Waters Expo

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The Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo was held this weekend.  It's a regional fly fishing show that manages to bring in the folks from Far B...
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Friday, March 10, 2017

Tie a Yellow Hackle 'Round the Old Hook Shank

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I first tried a fly rod around 20 years ago.  At the same time, Mrs. Fading Angler thought that tying flies looked like it might be fun.  ...
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Friday, March 3, 2017

Operation "Deep Brain" is a "GO"

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After a full year of prodding from neurologists, problems with meds, fear, loathing, research, hope, and 9 evaluation appointments, I have...
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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Mental Paradox = Insanity?

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Imagine, if you will, world where a simple man wants little more than a chance to go chase and scare trout for a few hours. The winter an...
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Thursday, February 16, 2017

Gearing up

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There are probably exceptions out there, but it seems to me that pretty much every fly angler on the planet is a "gear head."  Do ...
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Saturday, February 4, 2017

Video: Rise of the Pink Tornado

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I've been holding on to some decent video footage of my daughter reeling in a good size raindbow trout on the Missouri River.  It suffer...
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Fading Angler
Middle age husband and father with Parkinson’s Disease. Deep Brain Stimulation system implanted in 2017. Time on the water is precious to me as my disease progresses. I quote “The Princess Bride” and “A River Runs Through It” with abandon. Unapologetically Verbose®
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