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Double Haul
Mar 22
Hashtags, bookmarks, highlights and favourites.
Call it what you will, but on every platform, app or device there seems to be a way to call attention to something. A shortcut that makes...
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Double Haul
Mar 11
What makes it memorable.
Memory embraces both occasion and emotion. An event solely defined by the setting, the characters and the action, is largely unremarkable...
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Double Haul
Jan 5
We lost a good one.
I met Bill Harper in July 2007 on the Tree River in Nunavut, way the hell up north in Canada above the Arctic Circle. I couldn’t possibly...
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Double Haul
Dec 18, 2023
Life on Two Wheels
I can’t remember a time when I haven’t owned a bicycle although I’d be hard-pressed to list them all. A few do stand out in my memory....
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Double Haul
Apr 22, 2023
Things that go bump in the night.
The dome of cloud cover was thin enough that you could just make out the general position of the moon, now one day past full. There was a...
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Double Haul
Mar 10, 2023
Po’ Boys, Mud Bugs, Bad Boys, and Rats
Fly fishing out of New Orleans is a peculiar blend of city and country. Staying in town you find yourself walking Bourbon Street with a...
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Double Haul
Mar 8, 2023
Chance and Luck
Remarks for the Victoria International Film Festival “How can you say luck and chance are the same thing? Chance is the first step you...
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Double Haul
Feb 19, 2023
At the Edges
Interesting and unpredictable things can happen at the edge of where one thing ends and another begins. Sometimes this border is clear...
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Double Haul
Feb 10, 2023
The Need to Mend
When I try to extract lessons from fly fishing that apply to my life, one that most often comes to mind, is that no matter how confident...
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Double Haul
Jan 20, 2023
Golden Handcuffs
When a top executive is getting pushed out, metaphorically “pursuing other interests”, it’s often with the soft landing of a golden...
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Double Haul
Jan 20, 2023
Hire a Skateboarder
That's my advice. They have learned that mastery comes through repetition. They know the value of failure. Nobody perfects a trick on the...
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Double Haul
Jan 18, 2023
Digital Photography
I was raised in a household of photographers. My father was infamous for his Sunday night picture shows. Squares of Kodachrome slides...
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Double Haul
Jan 15, 2023
Quotable
Attribution is important. I believe in giving credit where credit is due. Acknowledging the creator as my source. When I find a quote, I...
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Double Haul
Jan 14, 2023
Traveller or Tourist
Although they are both temporary states, I still draw a distinction between a traveller and a tourist. One is making a journey to be...
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Double Haul
Jan 13, 2023
Catch and Release
Sure, there's some pictures of fish in here...some awesome fish...but they are the delightful byproduct of adventure and not necessarily...
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Double Haul
Jan 12, 2023
First, Last and Notable in Between.
We give a lot of attention to firsts. Firsts get all the glory. Lasts just tend to be sad. There are absolute firsts, recurring firsts...
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Double Haul
Dec 31, 2022
The Harper
Start with a freshly shucked Wellfleet oyster. Tickle it with a few drops of single malt scotch. Chill your martini glass. Pour a good...
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Double Haul
Dec 31, 2022
Of Rivers and Fishing
The river takes no notice of me. It is indifferent to any purpose I may have for coming here. When an entire season is nothing but a deep...
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