\n\u201cThe fish and I were both stunned and disbelieving to find ourselves connected by a line.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2013 William Humphrey in\u00a0The Armchair Angler<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/a>I\u2019m not a fly fishing guru. I usually learn something new each time I enter a fly shop or watch a YouTube video. Most of what I\u2019ve learned about the sport has come from a couple friends, Scott and Jason\u2014these two experts (my label, not theirs\u2026 they\u2019d hate that description) have patiently fielded my questions about the anatomy of trout streams, the differences between midges and nymphs, and when to use weights, indicators, and flourocarbon tippet. And I couldn\u2019t begin to count the number of times Scott has had to teach me how to tie a nail knot\u2014that man has rewards in heaven for that display of patience alone. Thanks to Scott & Jason, I\u2019ve learned enough that I can catch a few fish, and teach my kids how to enjoy the sport.<\/p>\nLast week, I took a couple days off and fished Taneycomo (Branson, MO) with two friends, Jeff and Chris. Thursday\u2014our first full day in the water, and the first full day off I\u2019ve taken since January 30\u2014was indescribably refreshing\u2026 for me, there\u2019s nothing like standing in the water for eight hours, with a friend on either side, and with nothing to worry about except whether I was going to order pulled pork, or ribs, later on that night. (However, if you know me, you know that\u2019s no small issue\u2014I hate the feeling I ordered the wrong item for dinner.)<\/p>\nHere\u2019s a video from our trip last week (below). I had a bit of fun with the GoPro, filming some underwater shots of our catches and releases.<\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe fish and I were both stunned and disbelieving to find ourselves connected by a line.\u201d \u2013 William Humphrey in\u00a0The Armchair Angler \u00a0 I\u2019m not a fly fishing guru. I usually learn something new each time I enter a fly shop or watch a YouTube video. Most of what I\u2019ve learned about the sport has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1636,33,868,1635,1634,1628,1553,1552,1638,1417,1633,30,1630,1632,1629,1424,1631,1627,1529,1637,29],"class_list":["post-1282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-branson","tag-fishing","tag-fly-fishing","tag-fly-shop","tag-fly-tying","tag-flyfishing","tag-go-pro","tag-gopro","tag-hero-3","tag-in-pursuit","tag-lake","tag-man-on-the-run","tag-midge","tag-nymphs","tag-rainbow-trout","tag-river","tag-scuds","tag-taneycomo","tag-trout","tag-www-zekepipher-com","tag-zeke-pipher"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1282\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u201cThe fish and I were both stunned and disbelieving to find ourselves connected by a line.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2013 William Humphrey in\u00a0The Armchair Angler<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/a>I\u2019m not a fly fishing guru. I usually learn something new each time I enter a fly shop or watch a YouTube video. Most of what I\u2019ve learned about the sport has come from a couple friends, Scott and Jason\u2014these two experts (my label, not theirs\u2026 they\u2019d hate that description) have patiently fielded my questions about the anatomy of trout streams, the differences between midges and nymphs, and when to use weights, indicators, and flourocarbon tippet. And I couldn\u2019t begin to count the number of times Scott has had to teach me how to tie a nail knot\u2014that man has rewards in heaven for that display of patience alone. Thanks to Scott & Jason, I\u2019ve learned enough that I can catch a few fish, and teach my kids how to enjoy the sport.<\/p>\nLast week, I took a couple days off and fished Taneycomo (Branson, MO) with two friends, Jeff and Chris. Thursday\u2014our first full day in the water, and the first full day off I\u2019ve taken since January 30\u2014was indescribably refreshing\u2026 for me, there\u2019s nothing like standing in the water for eight hours, with a friend on either side, and with nothing to worry about except whether I was going to order pulled pork, or ribs, later on that night. (However, if you know me, you know that\u2019s no small issue\u2014I hate the feeling I ordered the wrong item for dinner.)<\/p>\nHere\u2019s a video from our trip last week (below). I had a bit of fun with the GoPro, filming some underwater shots of our catches and releases.<\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe fish and I were both stunned and disbelieving to find ourselves connected by a line.\u201d \u2013 William Humphrey in\u00a0The Armchair Angler \u00a0 I\u2019m not a fly fishing guru. I usually learn something new each time I enter a fly shop or watch a YouTube video. Most of what I\u2019ve learned about the sport has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1636,33,868,1635,1634,1628,1553,1552,1638,1417,1633,30,1630,1632,1629,1424,1631,1627,1529,1637,29],"class_list":["post-1282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-branson","tag-fishing","tag-fly-fishing","tag-fly-shop","tag-fly-tying","tag-flyfishing","tag-go-pro","tag-gopro","tag-hero-3","tag-in-pursuit","tag-lake","tag-man-on-the-run","tag-midge","tag-nymphs","tag-rainbow-trout","tag-river","tag-scuds","tag-taneycomo","tag-trout","tag-www-zekepipher-com","tag-zeke-pipher"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1282\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u2013 William Humphrey in\u00a0The Armchair Angler<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/a>I\u2019m not a fly fishing guru. I usually learn something new each time I enter a fly shop or watch a YouTube video. Most of what I\u2019ve learned about the sport has come from a couple friends, Scott and Jason\u2014these two experts (my label, not theirs\u2026 they\u2019d hate that description) have patiently fielded my questions about the anatomy of trout streams, the differences between midges and nymphs, and when to use weights, indicators, and flourocarbon tippet. And I couldn\u2019t begin to count the number of times Scott has had to teach me how to tie a nail knot\u2014that man has rewards in heaven for that display of patience alone. Thanks to Scott & Jason, I\u2019ve learned enough that I can catch a few fish, and teach my kids how to enjoy the sport.<\/p>\nLast week, I took a couple days off and fished Taneycomo (Branson, MO) with two friends, Jeff and Chris. Thursday\u2014our first full day in the water, and the first full day off I\u2019ve taken since January 30\u2014was indescribably refreshing\u2026 for me, there\u2019s nothing like standing in the water for eight hours, with a friend on either side, and with nothing to worry about except whether I was going to order pulled pork, or ribs, later on that night. (However, if you know me, you know that\u2019s no small issue\u2014I hate the feeling I ordered the wrong item for dinner.)<\/p>\nHere\u2019s a video from our trip last week (below). I had a bit of fun with the GoPro, filming some underwater shots of our catches and releases.<\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe fish and I were both stunned and disbelieving to find ourselves connected by a line.\u201d \u2013 William Humphrey in\u00a0The Armchair Angler \u00a0 I\u2019m not a fly fishing guru. I usually learn something new each time I enter a fly shop or watch a YouTube video. Most of what I\u2019ve learned about the sport has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1636,33,868,1635,1634,1628,1553,1552,1638,1417,1633,30,1630,1632,1629,1424,1631,1627,1529,1637,29],"class_list":["post-1282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-branson","tag-fishing","tag-fly-fishing","tag-fly-shop","tag-fly-tying","tag-flyfishing","tag-go-pro","tag-gopro","tag-hero-3","tag-in-pursuit","tag-lake","tag-man-on-the-run","tag-midge","tag-nymphs","tag-rainbow-trout","tag-river","tag-scuds","tag-taneycomo","tag-trout","tag-www-zekepipher-com","tag-zeke-pipher"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1282\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/a>I\u2019m not a fly fishing guru. I usually learn something new each time I enter a fly shop or watch a YouTube video. Most of what I\u2019ve learned about the sport has come from a couple friends, Scott and Jason\u2014these two experts (my label, not theirs\u2026 they\u2019d hate that description) have patiently fielded my questions about the anatomy of trout streams, the differences between midges and nymphs, and when to use weights, indicators, and flourocarbon tippet. And I couldn\u2019t begin to count the number of times Scott has had to teach me how to tie a nail knot\u2014that man has rewards in heaven for that display of patience alone. Thanks to Scott & Jason, I\u2019ve learned enough that I can catch a few fish, and teach my kids how to enjoy the sport.<\/p>\nLast week, I took a couple days off and fished Taneycomo (Branson, MO) with two friends, Jeff and Chris. Thursday\u2014our first full day in the water, and the first full day off I\u2019ve taken since January 30\u2014was indescribably refreshing\u2026 for me, there\u2019s nothing like standing in the water for eight hours, with a friend on either side, and with nothing to worry about except whether I was going to order pulled pork, or ribs, later on that night. (However, if you know me, you know that\u2019s no small issue\u2014I hate the feeling I ordered the wrong item for dinner.)<\/p>\nHere\u2019s a video from our trip last week (below). I had a bit of fun with the GoPro, filming some underwater shots of our catches and releases.<\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe fish and I were both stunned and disbelieving to find ourselves connected by a line.\u201d \u2013 William Humphrey in\u00a0The Armchair Angler \u00a0 I\u2019m not a fly fishing guru. I usually learn something new each time I enter a fly shop or watch a YouTube video. Most of what I\u2019ve learned about the sport has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1636,33,868,1635,1634,1628,1553,1552,1638,1417,1633,30,1630,1632,1629,1424,1631,1627,1529,1637,29],"class_list":["post-1282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-branson","tag-fishing","tag-fly-fishing","tag-fly-shop","tag-fly-tying","tag-flyfishing","tag-go-pro","tag-gopro","tag-hero-3","tag-in-pursuit","tag-lake","tag-man-on-the-run","tag-midge","tag-nymphs","tag-rainbow-trout","tag-river","tag-scuds","tag-taneycomo","tag-trout","tag-www-zekepipher-com","tag-zeke-pipher"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1282\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zekepipher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Last week, I took a couple days off and fished Taneycomo (Branson, MO) with two friends, Jeff and Chris. Thursday\u2014our first full day in the water, and the first full day off I\u2019ve taken since January 30\u2014was indescribably refreshing\u2026 for me, there\u2019s nothing like standing in the water for eight hours, with a friend on either side, and with nothing to worry about except whether I was going to order pulled pork, or ribs, later on that night. (However, if you know me, you know that\u2019s no small issue\u2014I hate the feeling I ordered the wrong item for dinner.)<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a video from our trip last week (below). I had a bit of fun with the GoPro, filming some underwater shots of our catches and releases.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>I\u2019m not a fly fishing guru. I usually learn something new each time I enter a fly shop or watch a YouTube video. Most of what I\u2019ve learned about the sport has come from a couple friends, Scott and Jason\u2014these two experts (my label, not theirs\u2026 they\u2019d hate that description) have patiently fielded my questions about the anatomy of trout streams, the differences between midges and nymphs, and when to use weights, indicators, and flourocarbon tippet. And I couldn\u2019t begin to count the number of times Scott has had to teach me how to tie a nail knot\u2014that man has rewards in heaven for that display of patience alone. Thanks to Scott & Jason, I\u2019ve learned enough that I can catch a few fish, and teach my kids how to enjoy the sport.<\/p>\n