Merwin on Father's Day
FLY FISHING is a sport where generations touch and overlap. Memories, impressions, skills--all are passed along, reinterpreted, reimagined. On this Father's Day week in 2020 we share a piece that the John Merwin wrote for us in 2011, two years before he passed. If John's name isn't familiar, you can read something about his life and contributions to fly fishing here. But take a moment to read his brief thoughts on Father's Day, and remember that that son or daughter that you carry on your back will grow up quickly. And that the dad whose shoulder you peered over or whose tying lessons saved you from homework passed along a bit of mystery for you to make your own.
MIDCURRENT AT IFTD: We talked with Costa's Peter Vandergrift at the IFTD show about the brand's Kick Plastic initiative, which has contributed to the removal of more than 180,600 pounds of trash from beaches and encouraged guides and anglers to avoid single-use plastics.
Barry Ord Clarke demonstrates how to tie an Ugly May in this week's featured tying video. "Don't be fooled by it's simplicity," says Clarke, "this is a deadly dry fly that will catch fish all over the globe!"
NEW GIVEAWAY! From now until the end of the month, you can register to win one of three great combo prizes in The Angling Company's Sun-Protective Gear Giveaway. We're giving away some best-in-class hot weather hoodies, shirts, hats, masks and gloves, so register today! |
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