River Wisdom

The Classroom of Fishing July 31, 2023 Reid Auger Life Long Learner. It’s a popular buzz phrase in the world of education. 24 years ago I chose to become a teacher and, not surprisingly, this phrase is a core value in most everything I do. More importantly, I have learned the importance of reflection as […]

The “Best” July 5, 2023 Ed Beck I often find myself searching for “The Best” fill-in-the-blank. Then spending countless hours pouring over numerous Top 10 lists of what someone has put together as their “opinion” of what to buy/do/etc. Consumerism at its best, and I am not going to lie, I am an apparent fan.

The Church of Fishing July 3, 2023 Reid Auger Bull Durham is one of my all time favorite movies. It opens with a classic church organ blaring some soulful gospel music, with the voice over of a woman explaining her love of baseball. The first line of the movie is, “I belong to the Church

Financial Valuation Approach to Friendship June 28, 2023 Ed Beck One of the main responsibilities of my job is to value real estate. Let me walk you through how to value an industrial building. So you have the income approach, comparable sale approach and the replacement value approach. Let’s start with the… ah, I’m just

Once a Month June 12, 2023 Reid Auger It’s a phrase that can have a negative connotation, especially in the female world. And it would definitely warrant a joke directed towards one’s manhood if we were on Guys Fishing Weekend. However, the mantra has become the key to my ongoing happiness, allowing me to be

Non-Alcoholic Beers June 7, 2023 Ed Beck I am sitting here at a bar in Chicago. My flight abruptly canceled, due to rain (don’t get me started), and so I am stranded for the night. Graciously, my company foot the bill for a hotel, and I am grabbing some dinner before calling it a night.

Navigating Male Friendships June 5, 2023 Reid Auger It isn’t for the faint of heart, friendship. True friendship! As I age, it becomes clearer and clearer that “time” becomes important. As a dad of three kids moving into adulthood, I find myself thinking the old cliché, “Where did the time go? It seems like yesterday

In the Moment May 10, 2023 Ed Beck Fishing is a funny thing. Many people talk about it as an escape. Something you do after work, or on the weekend, when time permits and you can get away. People do it by themselves, with a buddy, or even a crew. It is performed either on

Getting Started May 9, 2023 Reid Auger The first time I ever went fly fishing, there were three of us. And it was this same trio that continued for a good while once I caught the bug, but different from the trio that started GFW. A dear, old friend of mine, Gavin, and I learned

Nostalgia April 23, 2023 Ed Beck For me, fishing has always been in my life. As a kid we used to fish regularly. In many ways because it was a relatively cheap thing to go do. But as a kid you don’t have any awareness of what activities cost, you just want to do them.