Category Archives: Humor
Video Hatch: "English Jonny" (Humor)
Carp fishing humor from The Angler’s Culvert: “I can’t remember whether he was born in England, or Britain, or Great Britain, or one of the three countries, you know, over there in the United Kingdom. But he come over here …
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Video Hatch: "The Fly Fishing Santa"
We always assumed Santa Claus was a two-handed caster. Now we have proof.
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Video Hatch: Sight Fishing "Training Day"
More video humor and music from the gentlemen of Jazz & Fly Fishing.
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Gear Karma: Keeping Track of Your Stuff
Roger Phillips went way out of his way in offering a choice between beer or booze to the guide who recovered his ammo box full of reels, lines and assorted gear. “Elcox, who guides steelheaders on the Snake River, said … more
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Video Hatch (Humor): Advanced Trick Casting
The gentlemen of Jazz & Fly Fishing are back at it, this time with a video that demonstrates advanced trick casting in the form of “The Shadow Cast.” If you’ve had all you can stand of learning spey techniques for …
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Rented Bahamas Island: "Paradise or Prison?"
“These are the things I carried: an iPad jammed with various kinds of media, enough batteries to stock a Wal-Mart, a BlackBerry, a bunch of DVDs, 7,000 songs on my iPod, and a bottle of extra virgin olive oil. These … more
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Dog Swallows Sixteen Barbed Fishing Flies
After reading about Deborah Carlson’s bug-obsessed German shepherd getting into her fly supply last week, I feel a little less guilty about the $225 trip to the vet to have a Dave’s Hopper removed from my puppy’s lower lip (I … more
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The Flying Carp: Fear and Loathing in the U.S.
As something of a follow-up to last week’s mention of fishermen living dangerously, we note Lee Hill Cavanaugh’s piece for McClatchy in which he quotes a USGS biologist on the terrifying damage that can be caused by flying carp. “‘Someone … more
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Letterman: "I Got a Touch of the Whirling Disease"
Image via Wikipedia David Letterman apologized for not being there in person to deliver a Top 10 list Sunday for the Western Governors’ Association meeting in Whitefish, Montana. “‘I’ve got a touch of whirling disease,’ he explained. ‘I got hold … more
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Fishermen Living Dangerously
Journalists love a good fish-attack story, if what came up in the net this month is any indication. In a freshwater parallel to the recent “frenzied” attack by a marlin that “charged” a press boat in Hawaii, a carp knocked … more →