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By Anthony Naples, on September 27th, 2010
Over at A Year On The Fly blogger and artist Joel DeJong has been working at an ambitious project; to post a work of fly fishing art each day this year. As a blogger taking on a similar (but less ambitious project – Daily Fly Fishing Poem for September 2010) I can understand and appreciate the commitment required in this undertaking.
In his words:
My name is Joel DeJong and on January 1st 2010 I started posting one original painting or drawing a day for an entire year. Mixing my love of Fly Fishing with my need to practice my painting, the posts are centered around the subject of the flies used in the art of Fly Fishing. From the Adams to the Zonker I hope to cover at least 365 of the flies commonly used to catch every type of fish one can catch on a fly.
His posted art for today is a Tenkara Midge. He’s also made a request – he’d like folks to send him some ideas and photos to help fill out the calendar year. So give his site a visit and send along some ideas, maybe your photo will get transformed into art.
By Anthony Naples, on September 25th, 2010
 Trout by Anthony Naples Daily Fly Fishing Poem #23: Beautiful Stream, No Fish
There is no escaping the conclusion
that all trout streams are liars–
hustlers with flashing liquid grins
whispering devious, sweet, gurgling fictions,
and selling trinkets of silver, blue, and red–
stolen from the fishes.
By Anthony Naples, on September 20th, 2010
 Red Rocks by Anthony Naples Daily Fly Fishing Poem #20: The Difference Between Searching and Finding
I turned the stream inside out like a pocket,
searching for things that I thought were in there.
But I only found a blue ribbon of sky,
slipping between the red rocks and dark ridges of pine,
a rusted-out car, an old stone wall, a pile of crumbling tin cans,
a patch of daffodils and an apple tree.
By Anthony Naples, on September 17th, 2010
 Into the Sunset by Anthony Naples Daily Fly Fishing Poem #17: The River and the Fish
Today the weight that was a fish,
is forgotten. Left to drift
downstream around the bend at sunset.
Around the bend, back to the sea,
a fish who fought me
on the broken mercury
surface of the river,
who fought to stay below.
I cast a broken shadow stooping
to let him go. He swam away
along a sunset colored road.
By Anthony Naples, on September 17th, 2010
A while back, I stumbled upon Yoshikazu Fujioka’s website Trout and Seasons of the Mountain Village. My introduction came not through fishing but through paper models. I can’t recall where it was, but I saw a post about 3D paper trout models that you could build, I thought that it would be a fun project to do with the kids (It is, but be patient, it can be tricky). These models are simply amazing. You’ll find trout of Japan and trout of the world.
 Amago Paper Model from Trout and Seasons of The Mountain Village At about the same time I became interested in Tenkara fishing, and coincidentally, Yoshikazu Fujioka, also happens to be Tenkara master, and has a wealth of Tenkara information on his site. Especially interesting, are the many regional Tenkara fly patterns that he has cataloged. Oh yeah, and he is also an accomplished artist, producing beautiful fly fishing related art. So do yourself a favor and explore Trout and Seasons of The Mountain Village.
By Anthony Naples, on September 17th, 2010
 Fall Stream by Anthony Naples I’m a day behind – but it is not my fault, I swear. Last night when I tried to post the daily poem, my hosting service was down. I’ll get another up today to get back on track, so all will be right with the world again.
Daily Fly Fishing Poem #16: Council of the Fishes
Last month, I did not remember the winter.
I could not picture the snowy beard,
of winter, there in the fat of midday sun
in summer, but today…
Yes, today the trout are pieces of brilliance
when the curves of their backs have
shaken the cold water,
and they stand arrayed like the sugar maples,
in scarlet and orange
to welcome the coming winter.
I have to admit that maybe
it is not irrational, to consider the
council of the fishes.
By Anthony Naples, on September 15th, 2010
 Trout Seeds by Anthony Naples With this poem, I’m half way through the Daily Fly Fishing Poem project! I have to think of what to do next.
Daily Fly Fishing Poem #15: Trout Like Seeds
Walking up on the stream,
crunching dry grass under my feet,
I’m thinking about the last time it rained.
Pools full of fish, too many fish,
huddled in masses and doing rain dances in
their fishy way.
We drove three hours to fish,
but we don’t take out the rods we
don’t have the heart.
Someday will I walk over dry stream beds
and pick up pods of fish like spent dandelions?
And blow the trout like seeds to float
across the world,
planting trout streams in backyards and
ditches, and along the railroad tracks
and behind the vacant school.
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