Casting Around

Owl Jones dot com First Annual Fly Tying Competition

Anthony Naples — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:06:43 +0000

All all you fly tyers OwlJones.com and J. Stockard Fly Fishing are proud to announce OJDC’s First Annual Fly Tying Competition.

Each person who enters will receive a discount code from J. Stockard for $5.00 off a purchase!

GRAND PRIZE is a Wind River 8’6 5wt. fly rod AND a $25 Gift Card to J. Stockard Fly [...]

2011 National Fly Fishing Championships Video

Anthony Naples — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:32:17 +0000

Did you ever want to see how those competitive guys do it? Now you can watch and learn from some of the top competitive fly-fishers in a DVD filmed during the 2011 U.S. National Fly Fishing Championship that was held this past spring in Cherokee North Carolina.

Pre-order the dvd here: North Carolina Fly Fishing Team

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Book Review: Feathers – The Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor Hanson

Anthony Naples — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:15:11 +0000

Feathers: Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor Hanson Basic Books, New York 2011

In his book Feathers: Evolution of a Natural Miracle, author Thor Hanson takes us on a journey down the rabbit hole. Though it is not a journey along a fertile ambling limestone stream or up a mountainside along the banks [...]

Some Fishing and Some Reviews (Tenkara rod, tenkara line, boots, flies)

Anthony Naples — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:46:05 +0000

This past Sunday my father and I hit Yellow Creek in Bedford County Pennsylvania for some trout fishing. We considered a trip for Lake Erie steelhead but I was anxious to try out the new AMAGO tenkara rod from Tenkara USA. Also, wanted to give the new Tenkara USA 13-ft traditional line a workout, try [...]

Freestyle Friday October 28, 2011

Anthony Naples — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:56:56 +0000

Today’s Freestyle Friday presents grab bag of items with no commonality except that they grabbed my attention for some reason or other – which isn’t hard as I am very distractable…squirrel!

First up is Pokey LaFarge – this guy is great. Listening to him is like going back in time, but rather than being simply nostalgic, [...]

Freestyle Friday October 21, 2011: Robot Edition

Anthony Naples — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:35:21 +0000

A day late and at least a dollar short - I bring to you a Freestyle Friday. Based on a comment last week from Tom of The Trout Underground today’s edition will be Sci-Fi Friday – Special Robot Edition.

Well I’ve loved science fiction for as long as I can remember. I love reading it, watching [...]

A Little Small Stream Tenkara (very little)

Anthony Naples — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:20:57 +0000

A little while ago I headed to a small stream in my little corner of the world (Southwestern Pennsylvania). This brook is a vassal stream of the mighty Youghiogheny River. The Youghiogheny or Yough (pronounced Yock) begins in West Virgina then flows north through western Maryland and continues northwesterly to join the Monongahela [...]

Tenkara Tuesday Guest Post Over @ Troutrageous!

Anthony Naples — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:42:23 +0000

The powers that be over at the Troutrageous! Blog have generously given me a place to make some noise about Tenkara in America (read it here) as a part of the Tenkara Tuesday series – go check it out and while you’re there spend some time reading all of the Tenkara Tuseday posts and the [...]

Freestyle Fridays October 14, 2011

Anthony Naples — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:05:18 +0000

Oddly enough I have other interests in addition to fly fishing, fly tying and tenkara. So like some other fly fishing bloggers I’ve decided to add occasional posts that cover a wider range of topics. I’m thinking I’ll call this series Freestyle Fridays, at least for now, maybe I’ll come up with a better name. [...]

New Product Designs at CastingAround Zazzle Store

Anthony Naples — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:51:36 +0000

Nothing like a little shameless self-promotion. I’ve added two new designs to the CastingAround Zazzle Store. These designs are available on mugs and shirts. You can customize the shirt styles and colors as well as the mug styles at the Zazzle store.

One design is the simple tenkara logo, no frills simplicity like tenkara itself.

The [...]