This is Dakota. She practices fly fishing CPR. Catch, Photograph, Release. Look at that smile. Isn't she cute?

Dakota is my niece. She came to see me last summer here in Montana and she learned how to fly fish. She now has this picture as a reminder of her experience.

Why CPR?

Here's the thing. If someone before Dakota had caught that fish and not released it, this photo wouldn't have been possible.  It's just that simple.

There are many schools of thought on catch and release fishing and I follow the the philosophy that we, as anglers that love to go fishing and actually catch fish, need to help take care of our fisheries.  We can help do this by releasing the fish we catch so they can grow, produce offspring and others can enjoy the resource.

Tips For Taking Good Fishing Photos

Sunday Sunrise Service
A Little Piece of Outdoors Poetry

I mentioned back in part one of the post I titled Readin', Writin, and ARhythmAddict-Part 1, that I'd tell you something about a piece I wrote for Easter. As I said, I was going to post it here, but another publisher picked it up and ran with it so instead, I'll tell you where you can find it and what prompted me to try writing that kind of stuff.

Giving It A Try

Dear Readers, all 7 of you, 8 if we count my dear mother,

I've been doing some readin', writin' and arhythmaddict.

I've been on the road. I've been ridin' the interstates across the United States. I've been interviewing boat builders. I've been trying to interview a famous fly fishermen that did some stunt casting in the movie A River Runs Through It for future articles.