Comments for Angler Wannabe

Comment on Geeked about NZ by Dean Burris

Dean Burris — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:02:00 +0000

Sounds awesome. A single rod… if you find one, let me know what works in all those situations.

Comment on Geeked about NZ by David Ellzey

David Ellzey — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:22:00 +0000

My wife and I plan to do a 6 month thruhike of the Te Araroa sometime in the next 10 years. I plan to take a fly rod for the entire trip and on the hike south fly fish surf, jungle streams, coastal flats, lowland rivers and of course mountain streams, rivers and lakes. I just need to figure out what single rod would be best for all that!

Comment on About Me by Larry

Larry — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:52:00 +0000

Looks like you have a great blog going here. Do you ever allow guest blog posts?

Comment on The Heart of Arkansas by Dean Burris

Dean Burris — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:56:00 +0000

Thanks again Greg. Very nice lyrics.

I’m very much looking forward to my trip back. I think you need to meet Parker. He is growing into a little anglerwannabe and could use some of your wisdom on the water.

Look for us in the next few months. Let me know when the next big hatch is coming off and we’ll try to make it up.

Tight lines,
Dean

Comment on The Heart of Arkansas by Dean Burris

Dean Burris — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:53:00 +0000

Hey Eric,

Completely agree. I’m very thankful that I found fly fishing years ago. It’s helped me get through many of life’s challenges. It’s the one thing I can do that I can just focus in on something and yet not really have to think about anything. I can just be in the here and now and enjoy the simple beautiful things around me.

I’ve always been a solitary angler, like you years back. I’ve followed your blog for a while now and have seen you evolve into a more social fisherman. I don’t think I’ll ever be the kind of person that when the fishing urge hits, I start tweeting or txting for partners, but I think I could enjoy some company now and then.

So, yes, let’s hit one of the streams around here soon. I have a pretty regular M-F 9-6 schedule but should be able to leave work a little early sometime or take off a day. Let me know when you can and I’ll see if I can clear out some meetings for the day.

Dean

Comment on The Heart of Arkansas by diefische

diefische — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:55:00 +0000

Hey Dean,

I think one of the best things about fishing is that it puts you so in the moment that all the voices in your head die down and you can take a break from the constant thought/analysis of the overwhelming world we live in.

It sounds like Arkansas is a good place for that.

Thanks for the story.

If you want to fish, let me know.

take care,
eric

Comment on The Heart of Arkansas by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:32:00 +0000

Dean,
I don’t really understand the “Angler Wannabe” label. You are definitly an angler. Even high water and cold weather couldn’t keep you from catching fish. It was a pleasure spending the day on the river with you. A fisherman that enjoys the river , has an open mind about trying new techniques and is open to suggestions makes a guide’s day enjoyable. After our trip, I heard a song that I really like and I thought I would pass on some of the lyrics.
                       I wish you the peace of the river
                       On a sunny day
                       Like a leaf on the current
                       As it makes its way
                       May you go free and easy
                       Over rocks and shoals
                       I wish you the peace of the river
                       Wherever you go
                                                                  “Peace of the River”
                                                                    Valerie Smith

Time heals……believe it or not. Just give it the time. Thanks for the kind remarks about me in your blog. Hope to fish with you again soon!
Greg Seaton

Comment on The Heart of Arkansas by Dean Burris

Dean Burris — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:25:00 +0000

Thanks very much for the quote Shawn. I like it.

And yes, the trip was awesome. Highly recommend it to all the Austin folks.

Comment on The Heart of Arkansas by Shawn Bichsel

Shawn Bichsel — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:53:00 +0000

Damn Dean, this sounds like a great trip! I too have been on the receiving end of a night that went horribly wrong… or was it right… or just much needed? I really don’t remember either.

Probably like many others, I never know what to say when I hear that someone is going through the D, so I always repeat this - ”Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives and puts itself in our hands. It hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday.” ~ John Wayne

Comment on Check out @sbixel ‘s site by Dean Burris

Dean Burris — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:50:00 +0000

Keep at it. The fun part is the failures and the triumphs. My failures are getting further apart but it has taken quite a while.

Enjoying your blog. Thanks for posting a link.