‘Year Defining Goal’ List Go Be Great! January 1, 2025 Ed Beck Here is a list of 100 ideas for Year Defining Goals. Go out and create some meaningful stories in your life! Many of of these seemingly impossible tasks are things you are capable of. If you don’t believe, we get it. But know […]
90 Minutes to Better Fishing: The Annual Review December 12, 2024 Ed Beck We are sliding right into the winter doldrums of trout fishing in the United States. Maybe it is just Mother Nature and US Department of Wildlife teaming up to encourage us to spend more time with our families during the holidays. Who
Social Courage One Fly At A Time December 5, 2024 Ed Beck I was nervous. I am not going to lie. My first fly tying class. Initiation into the dark arts of fly fishing. I am not sure why I was nervous. Everyone else in this class was new to this craft, so I wasn’t
Fishing for Understanding: A Dad’s Tale of Release November 14, 2024 Reid Auger She wasn’t being reasonable. At least, in my eyes she wasn’t. There were tears, there were sobs, there was a lack of oxygen. Teenagers can be that way when their world is seemingly on the verge of collapse. It meant everything to
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The Master of Unstructured Play November 7, 2024 Reid Auger Back in my day…I know, I know…anytime you hear those words there’s an automatic responsive eye roll that occurs, like Pavlov’s dogs (I think I just dated myself twice in the same sentence. Some people might look at that as a detriment; however, I see
If Life Had GPS: Rediscovering the Joy of Getting Lost October 31, 2024 Reid Auger Typically, people think about the word navigation from the standpoint of directions. At least, people from my generation do. I know I’m dating myself here, and here it comes: …back in my day, we didn’t have GPS on a little
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One Of Those Days October 24, 2024 Reid Auger How often have you found yourself muttering, “…one of those days.” What were you yammering on about? We’ve all had those days out on the river, when we show up with the hope of what will surely be an epic day! After excitedly rigging up and
The Fear of First Times October 17, 2024 Reid Auger First times. First time anything. The first day of school. The first interview. The first day on a job. The first presentation in front of people. The first failure. The first beer. The first date. The first kiss. The one thing every “first” has in
The Secret Power of Simplicity September 26, 2024 Reid Auger There are moments in life when you stumble across something that epically changes an aspect of your existence. I don’t say this in an existential way, but in a practical way. Life and all the shit in it can be complex, and if I let
Annihilate The Angler September 12, 2024 Ed Beck I read a insightful quote the other day, “ Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.” – Pema Chodron When Things Fall Apart And it got me to thinking. Fishing is a
This reading list includes the most influential and transformative books we’ve ever read, plus the recommendations of all our podcast guests.
These books will have you inspired to grow, improve and fish all over the globe!