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October 31, 2020 by Puff Mud Diaries
“trout may be creatures of habit but they are also creatures circumstance. The patient angler will always be the rewarded angler because luck is not a factor in autumn skinny water fly fishing!”
Category: Articles, Fly Fishing Adventures, Fly Fishing Seasons, Native Trout, Trout, Wild Trout
| Tags: Autumn, brook trout, brown trout, flies, flyfishing, nymphs, trout
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September 11, 2016 by Puff Mud Diaries
There is an old saying about boats; “…a boat is a hole in the water inwhich you throw your money”. …
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Category: Articles, Fly Tying
| Tags: brook trout, brown trout, Fly Tying, spruce fly, streamer, wetfly
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July 2, 2016 by Puff Mud Diaries
It has been a while since I finished this piece and it made its home on the wall of its …
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Category: Articles, Wood Carvings
| Tags: Fish Mounts, Freshwater Fish Carving, hand carved fish mounts, hand painted fish, largemouth bass
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February 27, 2016 by Puff Mud Diaries
Social media made our big, beautiful world so small that we forget what damage could be done almost instantly with …
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Category: Articles, Fly Fishing Adventures, Fly Fishing Destinations, Get Outside, Native Trout, Trout, Wild Trout
| Tags: blue line, dryfly, dryfly fishing, fishing and social media, fishing secrets, flyfishing, mountains, mountains and valleys, native trout, peace, secret fishing holes, topo, Topo maps, trout
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May 15, 2014 by Puff Mud Diaries
Springtime in the South Carolina lowcountry is a magical time of year. It is a time when pollen fills the …
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Category: Articles, Exploring My State, Get Outside
| Tags: butterflies, cypress gardens, flowers, garden, lowcountry, Moncks Corner, South Carolina, swallow tail, swamp, The Patriot
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October 6, 2013 by Puff Mud Diaries
I found a gem of a book this evening in an odd store not far from my home. Tucked away in …
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Category: Articles, Books, Fly Fishing Seasons
| Tags: autum leaves, Autumn, fall, fly fishing, freshwater flies, mountains, peace, seasons, streams, waterfalls, woods
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August 25, 2013 by Puff Mud Diaries
So here I am again, the first cold snap before autumn really begins and my heart starts to wander; “..all …
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Category: Articles, Fly Fishing Adventures, Fly Fishing Destinations, Fly Fishing Seasons
| Tags: Autumn, brook trout, brown trout, dry fly, fall, fly fishing, mountains, north carolina, roan mountain, Spruce Pine
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July 4, 2013 by Puff Mud Diaries
It’s been a while since my last post. Work and the loss of a computer kept me from my blogging …
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Category: Articles, Wood Carvings
| Tags: Black Crappie, Black Crappie Mount, Fish Mounts, fish mounts wood carvings, Freshwater Fish Mounts, Freshwater Mounts, hand carved fish, hand carved fish mounts, wood carvings, wooden fish mounts
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January 1, 2013 by Puff Mud Diaries
Wow, what a year! I wanted so much more to be accomplished before the close of the year but as …
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Category: Articles, Fly Fishing Adventures
| Tags: brook trout, brown trout, fly fishing, little switzerland nc, mountains, north carolina, rainbow trout, switzerland inn, wedding, wood carvings
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December 24, 2012 by Puff Mud Diaries
As 2012 draws ever closer to an end, I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to all …
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Category: Articles, Uncategorized
| Tags: 2012, 2013, bench, blog, blog post, fly fishing, Fly Tying, Happy New Year, holidays, Merry Christmas, spirit