Casting Around

Woodchuck, or is it Groundhog?

Anthony Naples — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:08:56 +0000

Lately I’ve been messing around with tying “one-animal” flies. That is, all materials come from the same beast, excepting the thread and the hooks. The post that I did a while back on the Casual Dress, got me thinking about this topic. The Casual Dress almost makes the cut – but the [...]

Midge Madness or the Tiny Terror

Anthony Naples — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:42:37 +0000

Midge#1 by Anthony Naples: done on iPod Touch with SketchBook Mobile

Midge #1 Sketch is based on a photo from the Winona Fly Factory Blog.

Well, I had been snowbound for almost a week. The children didn’t have school all week – and they were getting a little stir-crazy (me too). Normally with snow [...]

Dino Flies?

Anthony Naples — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:35:43 +0000

In the past I’ve tried to stick closely to fly fishing and related topics. This post is a little bit of a stretch. As a father of two young children I still get to think about dinosaurs , and share the enthusiasm that my kids have for them.

So my interest was peaked when I saw [...]

Another Sketch and Another Question: Trout #2

Anthony Naples — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:25:57 +0000

Trout #2 by Anthony Naples, done on iPod Touch, post-processing in Photoscape

This spring I took a trip to Yellow Creek in Bedford County, PA. I caught this one particular brown trout that had spectacular blue spots. I had never really noticed these before on brown trout. Since then, I notice this feature [...]

Casual Dress: Some Variations on a Theme

Anthony Naples — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:41:13 +0000

Variations on the Casual Dress

The Casual Dress may not be a pretty fly, but its creator Polly Rosborough knew what he was up to when he first tied up this ugly beauty. When I first started to tie flies, about 15 years ago, I was given Randall Kaufmann’s book The Fly Tyers Nymph Manual. [...]

Inspired by Others #1: Winona Fly Factory

Anthony Naples — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:00:05 +0000

There are numerous Fly Fishing related blogs that I enjoy visiting. Many of them have inspiring photos of trout and flies, and fishing destinations. These images can be a nice escape from the suburbs, a brief journey to another locale, a small trip to Montana, Utah, Wales, Wisconsin or elsewhere. So I thought it would [...]

Thinking of Summer

Anthony Naples — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:37:48 +0000

Panfish #1 by Anthony Naples

In the bleak midwinter with thoughts of more coming snow, I was inspired by a photo from this past summer. Many of us start our fishing lives with sunfish. Some of us never leave that warm and comfortable place – watching and waiting for a red and white bobber to [...]

Some More Fly Fishing Art

Anthony Naples — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:00:26 +0000

Don’t worry – I’m not going to turn into an all fly fishing art website. And I use the term “art” lightly in my case. But I am having fun with the iPod touch and SketchBook Mobile. So I figured that I might as well share. So here is another sketch.

Trout #1 by Anthony [...]

New Years Resolutions: Check One Off

Anthony Naples — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:43:32 +0000

C&O by Franz Kline

One of my new years resolutions in 2010 is to get back to making art. For various reasons, I haven’t made any art to speak of for about 10 years. It is hard for me to even look at certain paintings without the urge to break out the paint.

Blog Spotlight: Good Writing at Cutthroat Stalker

Anthony Naples — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:46:10 +0000

Scott over at Cutthroat Stalker has a nice piece of writing featured on the blog. The post is entitled The Convergence of Canals and Fish.

This particular essay features a nice mix of historical and personal. It is an enjoyable read and it is just the type of thing that I like [...]