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Hey Guys!
Welcome to the 57th Issue of Guys Fishing Weekly!
Today in 5 minutes:
🧭 If Life Had GPS
🔈️ Cause: Unicef
📽️ Mending The Line
🐟️ Halloween Browns
Thanks for spending even just a little of your week with us. We are grateful for you!
Stay Legendary,
- The GFW Boys
If Life Had GPS: Rediscovering the Joy of Getting Lost
Typically, people think about the word navigation from the stand point of directions. At least, people from my generation do. I know I’m dating myself here, and here it comes:
…back in my day, we didn’t have GPS on a little computer in our pockets. We had maps, literally.
Growing up in a family of five, I was exposed to maps and road trips at a young age. Living in south Florida, with the family origin in New Jersey and New York, we often road tripped north to see the grand parents. Navigating meant getting out the TripTik Travel Planner from Triple A (this was a flip chart thingy containing the mapped route of your destination).
Looking at the map with my old man brings fond memories, and I have always been good with directions, in large part due to the time spent navigating maps with him before we would leave.
Perhaps the word “navigation” has always had the connotation to other aspects of life than just direction. But for me, using the word to help my understanding of the difficulties in the world was eye opening.
#ThisIsAboutFishing #ThisIsNotAboutFishing
Episode 35 of the Podcast is Out Now!
Joshua Caldwell - Fly Fishing, Film and Mending the Line on PTSD
We sat down with the award-winning director of the fly fishing movie Mending the Line (on Netflix). An absolute blast to talk movies and fishing!
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Quote of the Week
What did the fisherman say on Halloween?
Trip We are Dreaming About
Maybe not with the Grim Reaper bearing down on us, but there is no doubt that fish was caught on a mouse pattern! Fishing mouse patterns for giant trout at night on the White River in Arkansas is a big target on the radar of the GFW Crew. We love adventure and our eyes are wide open for doing things most people aren’t thinking about. And this trip would be right up our alley!
What We Are Watching
October Mice for Big Browns
Want some instruction on how to fish mouse patterns for big browns? This great little video will give you advice, useable tips and specific tricks to help you in your mousing endeavors. While Mark Melnyk from the New Fly Fisher isn’t fishing at night, that makes this video all the more helpful. You can actually see how he works the mouse pattern on the water. Those boys up in Wyoming have it good!!
What We Are Reading
Here’s a great Halloween themed article to help you fish streamers in ways you never imagined possible! Although it’s been around a few years, it is absolutely worth reading to help you build your skills for streamer fishing. The best part of fishing streamers is that you are bound by nothing. You can truly let your imagination fly by trying anything and everything to give that streamer some action!
Fish of the Week
Buttery Brown Torpedo from @troutpornnation
That slab of a brown trout is feeling like Luke Skywalker after Darth Vader cut off his hand! No dark side for Darth here, just straight butter. Happy Halloween Lord Vader!
Strike of the Week
This Little Tarpon put on a show for @flyghtclubarsenal!
Looks like Dave Aplin got a front row seat to this awesome little performance. Tarpon, no matter the size, never seem to disappoint. What a cool shot!
One Fly Pattern
The “Autumn Splendor” by Josh Varner
For the Halloween Edition, nothing says fall fishing better than using the classic Autumn Splendor streamer. This bad boy is a must for hunting big trout! And it matches the colors of Halloween better than most flies. Happy Halloween Fishing!
One Cause to Learn About
Unicef USA
People continue to suffer from the effects of this brutal hurricane season. Hurricane Helene and Milton caused more damage than most people thought. Communities across the southeast have been devastated by the damage caused by Helene. Lives have been changed forever by this storm, and families continue to struggle.
As part of the fishing community, fisheries and local fishing businesses have been affected by the damage caused by this storm. As strong advocates for community, the best way to help those in need is to donate money or time. Use the links below to help in any way you can, as communities continue the healing process.
Nuggets for Nibblin’
How to Prospect for Trout
!0 Body Language Tricks Every Man Should Know
Awesome Spots to Visit in the Fall
5 Things to Help You Slim Down over the age of 50
#River Thoughts
No one ever dresses up like Santa Claus for Halloween (Source: Reddit)
There is a limit to how much effort you are legally allowed to put into a police officer Halloween costume. (Source: Reddit)
No company loves an abandoned strip mall building more than Spirit Halloween. (Source: Reddit)
Buying Halloween candy as an adult is like paying your dues for all the years of free candy you took from people. (Source: Reddit)
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