Winter Fuel

Firewood and fly-fishing

I was walking up a stream near home wearing hip boots and carrying a fly rod when I ran into a hiker who asked, "Are there fish in here?" To be polite and because I guess it was an innocent enough question, I said, "Yes, there are some small trout," but it seemed like an odd thing to ask a guy who's obviously fishing. On the other hand, maybe I had the all too common look of someone who didn't know what the hell he was doing. You see that a lot these days.

A little farther on a guy walking his Australian shepherd asked a more astute question: "Are you catching Read more – offline – from the current issue; subscribe to FRR.