I don't fish- I hunt...trout that is! Every step I take into my secret little world on my tiny spring creeks in the national forest down my road, is a spiritual hallowed journey of learning and reverence. Each wild brown trout I catch in these historic icy- cold, skinny waters, teaches me … [Read more...] about Every Wild Brown Trout Tells a Story
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In Search of Pasta-The Ecstasy and Agony
THE EPICUREAN FORAGER - FOOD AND SPIRITS-HALLOWED WATERS JOURNAL Story and Images by Matthew Supinski My pasta love affair took hold at a young age and just continues to blossom. An obsession and passion almost as severe as the one I have for trout, steelhead and Atlantic salmon. Luckily for … [Read more...] about In Search of Pasta-The Ecstasy and Agony
COLD STONED
By official decree of the Trout Gods the Plecopteran spring has officially sprung! Hence the EBS meniscus emergency rescue service has arrived. As another sunless dreary winter seems to be a thing of the past I never knew what a soul and sanity rescuing service the hatch of Early Black Stoneflies … [Read more...] about COLD STONED
Chasing Marinaro’s Big Spring- Wild Trout Utopian Dreams still in Limbo
( A stunningly beautiful and vibrant colored Big Spring wild brook trout-author image-circa 2015) “Man's Utopian dreams get circumvented through compromise and disappointment into a tolerable reality.”(quote by Stewart Stafford) It was as pure and utopian as a wild brook trout heaven could … [Read more...] about Chasing Marinaro’s Big Spring- Wild Trout Utopian Dreams still in Limbo
Autumn Caddis & The Trout and Steelhead of October
( A gorgeous October Michigan rainbow- resident Eagle Lake California strain that Michigan has adopted- or Michigan strain steelhead that hasn't smolted due to its stubbornness- you be the judge. Regardless, this 15 inch fish jumped chrome silver and put up a blistering fight on a 12 foot 3 weight … [Read more...] about Autumn Caddis & The Trout and Steelhead of October
The Season’s Closing-Blessed by Wild Trout Gems in Veiled Hallows
"Small brooks make great rivers" (French Proverbs) Everything in the universe has a beginning and end. From a Nova, to Supernova to a Black Hole abyss, there is a transition. Except for the Almighty, if one chooses to believe; this is the one eternal spirit of the Alpha and Omega who's being … [Read more...] about The Season’s Closing-Blessed by Wild Trout Gems in Veiled Hallows