Category Archives: Fly fishing

To the McCloud River 

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Ron Giesecke

Tomorrow will be the first holiday within the trout season spectrum that I will actually be able to pick up a fly rod. It’s a big deal to me.  Supposedly, the trout are amenable to being caught. So I’m tying … Continue reading →

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VLOG: Quality fly fishing

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

I just didn’t have much in me in terms of adventurous overtones.  So it comes down to this sad video blog. It’s hot here,and the trout are weird.  Which is a subtle way of saying “aint playin’.” Anyway . . … Continue reading →

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Fishing near guns is bad

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

There is NO REASON for this kind of fooling around. You don’t have to tell me.

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Fishing

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

   I realize that this video in some way violates the extreme literary track that I’ve been on lately, but I can’t help it. Sometimes you just have to get away, and clear away the cobwebs in your own mind … Continue reading →

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Fishing 1, blogging 0

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

It’s just one of those days. By the time I come off the river, I’ll have some substantive thing or two. But for now, I defer to yesterday’s card trick.

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This was my afternoon

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

 Let’s just call this X-water. Because I’m not telling where.  

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Bringing on yet more–rhetorical redundancy

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

Though I will say this: These falls are amazing (or is this a singular FALL?), and I was astounded that NO ONE was down there when I was.  I believe that is the first time I’ve been there without at … Continue reading →

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Even more useless chatter about the McCloud River

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

More shallow, non-pontificatory chatter:

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