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David A. Van Wie
Nov 9, 20196 min read
The First Two Weeks of Autumn
After two weeks in her new home, young Autumn, our Llewellin setter pup, is still hoping to get the cat to play with her. Autumn is an...
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David A. Van Wie
Nov 2, 20195 min read
Our Autumn Adventure
Autumn is here! While the first day of autumn, astronomically speaking, was September 23, the first day of Autumn in our family was...
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David A. Van Wie
Oct 24, 20194 min read
Making A Splash With Storied Waters
It was a thrill finally to open the boxes of books when they arrived in mid September! The cover, I knew, was gorgeous, as I had received...
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David A. Van Wie
Oct 1, 20192 min read
Robert Traver Fly Fishing Writing Award - Results Announced
I was very proud to work this past year with the John D. Voelker Foundation and the American Museum of Fly Fishing (AMFF) in...
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David A. Van Wie
Aug 6, 20197 min read
Return to Frenchman's Pond
I don’t own a bamboo fly rod and until that sunny morning, I had never cast one to a trout. I’ve always steered clear of bamboo rods for...
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David A. Van Wie
Jun 12, 20195 min read
Mickey Finn Goes To Patagonia
Mickey couldn’t remember the last time he was in Patagonia. It might have been sometime back in the 60s, when tie-dyed shirts and bright...
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David A. Van Wie
Apr 5, 20195 min read
Not My First Rodeo
I learned to fly fish when I lived in Cody, Wyoming, known as the Rodeo Capital of the World. The Cody Stampede in July and the Cody...
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David A. Van Wie
Mar 28, 20193 min read
The City of the Dead in Buenos Aires
After more than twelve hours on planes and in airports, my fishing compadres and I felt a bit like zombies when we arrived in Buenos...
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David (Guy) Van Wie
Mar 14, 20194 min read
On The Road Again
We’re taking the show on the road. Today, I leave for Patagonia with a group of the Boys, my co-authors from The Confluence. Ed Baldrige,...
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David A. Van Wie
Jan 11, 20191 min read
Manuscript Submitted
NEWS FLASH - Lyme, NH - I just submitted the completed manuscript for Storied Waters to my publisher, Stackpole Books. The manuscript is...
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David A. Van Wie
Jan 3, 20198 min read
Park Bagging & Frozen Fish
My wife, Cheryl, is on a mission to visit more National Parks. She feels we’ve been deficient as parents and citizens for having dragged...
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David A. Van Wie
Sep 4, 20185 min read
River Road
It’s fitting that the guy who spent six weeks last year driving over 5000 miles on the Storied Waters fly-fishing and literary odyssey...
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David A. Van Wie
Mar 27, 20183 min read
From Bread Loaf to Bestseller? We'll See!
I have some great news to share! First, I have a contract with Stackpole Books, a leading publisher of fly fishing and fly tying titles,...
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David A. Van Wie
Mar 21, 20183 min read
Points North: The Final Word on Kingdom County
Jim and Charlie Kinneson are getting on in years. But Charlie, now 80, can still lift and carry the Old Town canoe on his shoulders...
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David A. Van Wie
Feb 11, 20183 min read
Winter Carnival Fun in Quebec City!
For my full gallery of photos, go here. What does a New England fly fisher do when the rivers and lakes freeze over? Head south, one...
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David A. Van Wie
Jan 22, 20187 min read
A Polygamous Bibliophile
How many books are you reading right now? Are you a one-book-at-a-time person? Some people, apparently, live by this rule obsessively. I...
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David A. Van Wie
Dec 1, 20175 min read
Living Up To The Land Ethic
I write a monthly column for The Maine Sportsman magazine called "Sporting Environment." In the December issue, I pay tribute to Aldo...
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David A. Van Wie
Oct 29, 20173 min read
A Dozen Funky Fly Names
Fishing flies are literally examples of art imitating life. In our never-ending quest to fool fish into thinking that an artificial fly...
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David A. Van Wie
Oct 5, 20178 min read
A Reader's Guide To Storied Waters
Fans of the Storied Waters odyssey may want to catch up on some of the books and authors that I featured during my trip. As the weather...
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David A. Van Wie
Aug 31, 20174 min read
Her First Day of Kindergarten
In honor of the first day of school, a repost from a while back. For all teachers, nervous parents and, of course, kindergarteners of all...
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