Skunked And Out Of Beer | Fly Fishing Blog

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Welcome to my fly fishing blog! I invite you to follow along as I share my thoughts on all fly fishing related "stuff". I'll be sharing fishing stories, tips, gear reviews, pointers, trip summaries, reports and more. Tales of defeat, triumphs, mishaps, more defeats, and lessons learned await.

Brian Lansing

Apr 7
3 min

Edgewood Outdoors

Introducing Edgewood Outdoors! This is my small woodworking business, specializing in handcrafted wood fly fishing nets.

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Brian Lansing

Apr 1
5 min

new season, opening day, and what's new

It's a new season. Quick post about what's new and what I've been up to getting ready to start the season. More posts coming soon!

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Brian Lansing

Feb 15
5 min

Winter Fly Fishing Expectations

Fly fishing and finding trout willing to participate in the winter months isn't an easy task. Trout finding the net are hard earned rewards.

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Brian Lansing

Dec 23, 2021
3 min

Merry Fly Fishmas

Just a quick post to say thank you to all who have joined me and supported me throughout the year. Merry Christmas!

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Brian Lansing

Aug 3, 2021
7 min

Spring Conditions In August?

July in review. Conditions were great this month, especially toward the end of the month, for fly fishing in Central New York.

Brian Lansing

Jun 30, 2021
5 min

New Post!

New post! It's been quite some time, but here is a very brief update on my spring fishing, conditions, and going forward.

Brian Lansing

Apr 2, 2021
5 min

Fly Fishing Season Preparations

I check leaders frequently and change them often. Losing fish because of something I overlooked, or ignored, is not acceptable.

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Brian Lansing

Mar 24, 2021
3 min

Ice Out - Come On Spring!

After a fun, albeit short, ice fishing season and packing the gear away, my attention is back to fly fishing the streams. The ice is out.

Brian Lansing

Jan 29, 2021
5 min

Confidence Flies

If there’s no confidence in the fly tied to the end of the tippet, putting trout in the net is going to be a challenging endeavor.

Brian Lansing

Jan 22, 2021
4 min

Grinding Through January

On the mild days that I’ve been on the local streams, fly fishing has been pretty decent for the middle of January.