New Year, New Blog

Well we're pretty close to the new year-- as I'm typing this my clock says 10:56 and I've thoroughly enjoyed this new years eve.  It's downright frigid outside and I don't regret having done nothing but sit in my warm house sipping cheap wine and eating cheap chinese take-out.

And to be honest I'm excited that I finally got my ass in gear and developed a new blog- here she is:

THE HADDIS CATCH

As exciting as new changes are, it's been bittersweet leaving the reno trout envy world and, quite literally, testing new waters here in the Northwest.  It might sound a bit ridiculous but it felt like the end of what I thought was an exciting era-- an end which really hit me hard when I read about the Reno Fly Shop closing it's doors.  I'm unbelievably saddened by it.  Dave Stanley-- if you're reading this-- know that there are many like myself that learned to fly fish almost purely by hanging out at your shop, and that knowledge is invaluable as this sport is what mysteriously keeps me sane.  I wish you well wherever life takes you next.  

The same week I heard about the Reno Fly Shop, I changed out my nevada license plates for  oregon ones -- leaving me with a nice bit of aluminum for the wall by my fly tying desk.  One that will remind me of many good days on some awesome water.

Well I hope you all like the new blog and I have very much appreciated all the people I've met and the things I've learned through this blog.  I'll be leaving all this existing content up in case anyone uses it for reference and any feedback on the new blog will be highly valued information!

Cheers,

--Brian J.