Tag Archives: Tenkara

McCloud River redux and horse hair leaders

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

One of the coolest things about having taken up Tenkara as a fly-fishing fascination was—its minimalist underpinning allows for a little more creative latitude. By this I mean that the creative side of fly-fishing is usually confined to the tying … Continue reading →

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Zen, and the art of Kid Maintenance

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

My Dear Lucy, I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. As a result you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the time it … Continue reading →

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Furrowed brows, furled leaders

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

One of the inescapable bipolar fits I have with fly fishing is my either/or conundrum when I decide to hit the water. If I’m headed to main artery of the Sacramento River, there is no either/or; I must simply fish … Continue reading →

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Minimalism’s Groove

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

If you don’t mind, please give your attention for the next three-and-a-half minutes to a one–Brushy One String: The very things that we find amazing about him (aside from his affinity for camera-mugging-personality) is the idea: HOW–does he get so … Continue reading →

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A Pathetic Emetic

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

So I’m sitting and talking with a fellow fly fisherman the other day, when the passing mention of my Tenkara rod managed to cataclysmically-irrigate the soda he was drinking into a 90-degree spray spectrum. Somebody driving by stopped and asked, … Continue reading →

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When you’re standing at the edge of the abyss, you have to jump or back away. You can’t just stand there forever. Hunter S. Thompson I want to make a point at the outset. This site isn’t about me. I … Continue reading →

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Ron Giesecke | 1 Comment