Streamer Junkie

Fly Class is in Session by Mark Usyk

  I was never a good student, right from the beginning. I went through the first grade twice, probably because my head was anywhere but school. It was outside building...
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The Fish Know Better Than You by Mark Usyk

I stood in the river, the current passing around my knees and continuing on it’s path downstream as if I mattered not to it. It may have been named a...
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Hudson River Smallmouth by Mark Usyk

I spent quite a bit of time fishing the Hudson River in various places throughout New York State while I worked on the road doing the cell tower gig. I’ve...
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Scales, Teeth, and a Fly Rod by Mark Usyk

Scales, Teeth, and a Fly Rod by Mark Usyk

You know how it is. You just don’t always have the time to drive to someplace out of the way and secluded from the manmade world. At least I don’t....
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Everything RIGHT With Fly Fishing Today by Mark Usyk

I normally don't post to the blog until Sunday and today is Friday. But, after seeing another blog go basically viral on all the fly fishing pages recently about what...
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Beaver Meadow Glass-The 5wt Trials by Mark Usyk

  When JP said he was going to put a glass 5wt in my hands and turn me loose to run it through the gauntlet of streams, rivers and lakes...
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Angler's Circle of Life by Mark Usyk

A child sits on the end of a dock, feet dangling just above the water, a short superhero themed fishing rod with a hook, a worm, and some split shot...
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Trout Bum Misadventures by Mark Usyk

    I met JP at his place right after the midnight shift on a Wednesday morning. There were only a couple weeks left and we only had a half...
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