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Fish Ain't Needy by Mark Usyk

Need. NEED? What do you really need? Let's be honest, all anyone truly needs is food, water, and oxygen. Something to eat, water to drink, air to breath. Everything else...
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I'm a Genius by Mark Usyk

This past week I was almost feeling like I knew what I was doing with a fly rod in my hand. I almost felt smart. I got put on an...
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Back Stage Passes by Mark Usyk

Winter never really showed up this year, but for some reason spring wouldn’t either. We’ve been stuck in that weird, in between twilight zone where the temperatures hover right on...
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Where the Fish Are by Mark Usyk

A few e-mails during the week had set up our first outing of the new Trout season. On opening day I was driving north, the Jeeps windshield wipers slashing through...
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The April Fools by Mark Usyk

It could be said that the opening of Trout Season in NY State sharing the same day as April fools has got to be either one of the most ironic...
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The Year of the Brook Trout by Mark Usyk

Nothing says Spring is here like the opening day of Trout season. Let’s face it. As fisherman, the seasons for us revolve less around temperatures and snow falls, leaves changing...
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Signs by Mark Usyk

A two hour wait in line for a rental car we'd reserved and paid for a month ago. A forty minute drive to the hotel. We checked in close to...
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The Judge's Camp by Mark Usyk

Like most people’s childhood memories, a great amount of mine involve my Grandparents. While I spent a lot of time with both sets, my Grandfather on my Father’s side is...
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