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Fishing
38 published posts.
May 8, 2026
The line went out badly near Echo Lake, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the weat…
April 28, 2026
Stopped near the Rahway River long enough to check the water and make one bad cast. No fish. No tragedy. The wind had better timing than I did.
October 2, 2025
The line went out badly near the edge of a local lake, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I w…
January 11, 2025
The line went out badly near a small pond, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the w…
October 30, 2024
The line went out badly near Warinanco Park, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the…
September 19, 2024
The line went out badly near Warinanco Park, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the…
August 26, 2024
The line went out badly near Echo Lake, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the weat…
August 17, 2024
The line went out badly near a small pond, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the w…
August 12, 2024
The line went out badly near Warinanco Park, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the…
June 22, 2024
Stopped near Nomahegan Park long enough to check the water and make one bad cast. No fish. No tragedy. The wind had better timing than I did.
January 2, 2024
The knot held. The cast did not. That is still a better morning than one spent pretending patience is easy.
December 2, 2023
Stopped near Echo Lake long enough to check the water and make one bad cast. No fish. No tragedy. The wind had better timing than I did.
November 26, 2023
The knot held. The cast did not. That is still a better morning than one spent pretending patience is easy.
October 5, 2023
The line went out badly near Nomahegan Park, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the…
July 28, 2023
Stopped near Warinanco Park long enough to check the water and make one bad cast. No fish. No tragedy. The wind had better timing than I did.
June 30, 2023
The line went out badly near Echo Lake, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the weat…
June 6, 2023
Stopped near Warinanco Park long enough to check the water and make one bad cast. No fish. No tragedy. The wind had better timing than I did.
November 27, 2022
The line went out badly near Warinanco Park, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the…
November 14, 2022
The line went out badly near Warinanco Park, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the…
September 20, 2022
The line went out badly near the edge of a local lake, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I w…
June 8, 2022
Stopped near a small pond long enough to check the water and make one bad cast. No fish. No tragedy. The wind had better timing than I did.
June 4, 2022
The line went out badly near the Rahway River, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched t…
May 16, 2022
The line went out badly near Echo Lake, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the weat…
May 5, 2022
The line went out badly near Echo Lake, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the weat…
January 27, 2022
Stopped near the edge of a local lake long enough to check the water and make one bad cast. No fish. No tragedy. The wind had better timing than I did.
January 4, 2022
The line went out badly near a small pond, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the w…
November 10, 2021
The line went out badly near the Rahway River, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched t…
September 7, 2021
The line went out badly near the edge of a local lake, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I w…
August 4, 2021
Stopped near the Rahway River long enough to check the water and make one bad cast. No fish. No tragedy. The wind had better timing than I did.
June 11, 2021
The line went out badly near Warinanco Park, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the…
June 1, 2021
The line went out badly near Nomahegan Park, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the…
April 27, 2021
The line went out badly near Echo Lake, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the weat…
April 25, 2021
The line went out badly near Echo Lake, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the weat…
April 22, 2021
The water near Nomahegan Park looked like it knew something and was not going to share. Fair enough. I mostly went there to look at it anyway.
March 5, 2021
The water near Echo Lake looked like it knew something and was not going to share. Fair enough. I mostly went there to look at it anyway.
February 12, 2021
The line went out badly near Warinanco Park, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the…
January 25, 2021
Stopped near Echo Lake long enough to check the water and make one bad cast. No fish. No tragedy. The wind had better timing than I did.
January 22, 2021
The line went out badly near Warinanco Park, and there was no way to pretend otherwise. Fishing has a way of making impatience visible. The water does not care how clean the cast looked in a person's head. I watched the…