Gold, Sweat, and a Two Year Old

Hey Everyone.

Well Its been either hot or raining, with nothing in between. Since I don't like to hike in ninety five degree weather and the trout fishing isn't usually the best this time of year I have found a few ways to spend my summer days. I have recently taken up the hobby of gold prospecting and found that standing waist deep in a river shoveling dirt is a great way to spend a hot day. Ive been doing a little fly fishing for bass as well. Catching a small mouth bass on a four weight fly rod can be quite a challenge and a thrill, though I catch mostly small bream. This is great practice for the fall though. One of my favorite things Ive been doing is spending time with my daughter. Taking her to a museum is a great way to get out of the heat and it also gives me a chance to be dad and teach her about bugs, birds, fish, and anything else that she my ask about. Her favorite thing to say is "I want to touch it" even if its a diamond back rattle snake. I did let her pet a corn snake though. I hope you all have found a way to beat the heat and have some fun. I just keep telling myself fall is just around the corner.


See you on the trail,
Lance

New Water

Hey everyone,
I got my hands on the new North Carolina regulations digest. I'm excited to see that some new waters have been added to the delayed harvest list. Here is the list of new spots to check out this fall.

Jackson county- Tuckasegee river (downstream N.C. 107 bridge to the falls 275 yards upstream of the U.S. 23-441 bridge).

Madison county- spring creek (N.C. 209 bridge at Hot Springs city limits to iron bridge at the end of Andrews ave).

Surry county- Arrat River (103 bridge to U.S. 52 bridge).

Watauga county- Coffee Lake.

Wilkes county- Elk Creek (portion on Leatherwood Mountains Development).

I myself have planned to take a week this October and fish as many rivers, creeks, and streams as I can. I should have a great post after that. Ill also be in N.Y. in Sept. and will probably find my way to the river for some fall run steelies or maybe even a salmon. I hope you all find the chance to get out this fall. Maybe I'll see you out there.

See you on the trail,
Lance

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A Few New Sites

Hey Everyone,

I know that it has been very quiet on here lately. Ive been busy with...well just about everything. Im helping a friend plan her ten day trip into the San Gabriel Mountains to go prospecting for a week (another thing that I have started to play with). In doing so we have been diligently goving over the meal planning. I have recently found out about some realy great sites to get the little things that you may need to have an enjoyable meal outdoors. I have put them in the "sites I visit" section of the site. One of my favorites is Just Tomatoes. I hope you all have had some time to get outside this summer. I know of quite a few folks that have some great paddling trips planned and I am pumped to hit the (bartram) trail this fall. Well I guess that's about it for now check out the new links and make some great meals.

See you on the trail,
Lance

p.s. I have some video that I may edit into some previous posts so keep and eye out. I just have to figure out the video editing program on this computer first.

What Have I Been Up To

Hey Everyone,

Man Have I been busy. Ive been all over the country from New York to Minnesota tying flies and chasing steelhead,

fishing with old friends from high school,

and attending several events and meeting with vendors.


I have a bunch of new gear to play with. I also currently have the beginnings of a shelter set up in my living room and should have it near completion soon. I am planning to hike the 100 mile Bartram Trail this year for my 30th birthday. Its been a full speed year so far and it doesn't look like its going to slow down any time soon (which is a good thing). I will be at "Trail Days" in a couple weeks as well. I hope you all have had as good a a spring as I have and have found time to get out there.

p.s. I am going to put a new section on the site with great quotes about the outdoors. If you have one you would like to share let me know it and who it was said by and Ill get it up.

See you on the trail,
Lance

No I'm Not Dead!

Hey everyone,

I bet some of you have been wondering where I have been lately. Well, lets just say I've been really busy. Between work, events, and the trip that I am currently in the middle of (NY steelhead!) I havent had a chance to get on and post anything. Not all is lost though. Im shooting new pictures and video everyday and when I get back to NC I'll have some cool stuff to post. For now I just wanted to let you know that I havent abandoned ship and I'll be returning to the blogging world shortly. I hope you all have survived the winter and I hope you have some great trips planned for the spring. For now there is a teaser photo for you!

See you on the trail,
Lance

Fly Fishing for Christmas

Hey Everyone,

I had been given a few days off for the holidays as expected. However, I realised that I only had plans for Christmas eve, which was to see my daughter. I soon came to the conclusion that I had no plans for the other few days. Well, it didn't take more than a second for my mind to wander to the stream. So that's what I did I drove to the river to spend a couple days with a fly rod in my hand. Besides, I knew that I would have the river to myself since I figured everyone else would be home eating turkey and playing with their new toys. It was a great couple of days. I'm not going to say it wasn't cold but the fishing was fantastic! Believe it or not but the trout were actually rising to my dry on the dropper. I took to time to shoot a few short clips and here they are.

I hope you all had as good a Christmas as I did.

See you on the trail,
Lance