The Art of the Pause
How Slowing Down Elevates Your Experience in Fishing and Life Interestingly, the most profound ideas on the subject of fly fishing often...
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Nic Jovanovich
- Apr 14
- 5 min
The Myth of Maximization
How the Dominant Culture of More, Faster, Better Might Be Ruining Your Fishing Coffee-filled Rambler in one hand, steering wheel in the...
Nic Jovanovich
- Apr 8
- 3 min
The River Always Provides
GOOD THINGS ARE ALWAYS COMING. THE RIVER (IN FISHING, AS IN LIFE) WILL ALWAYS BRING YOU WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. Life always seems to...
Nic Jovanovich
- Mar 23, 2023
- 4 min
Springing Into Action
As the snow begins to melt and the temperatures start to rise, many fly fishermen eagerly await the arrival of warmer weather fishing....
Nic Jovanovich
- Feb 8, 2023
- 4 min
Fly Line and Backing - the Easiest Way
If you've ever gotten frustrated with complicated knots and methods when setting up a new reel or changing the backing and fly line on an...
Nic Jovanovich
- Jan 17, 2023
- 4 min
In the Thick of It
A Look at How Seasons Affect...Everything. (Repost from J. Nelson and the Effects of Nature on Self) Mid-January... sometimes feels like...
Nic Jovanovich
- Dec 28, 2022
- 5 min
Winter's Reflections, Part 2
If the last post's technique isn't getting it done, here's a surefire setup for you! When the cold of winter has a firm grip on...
Nic Jovanovich
- Dec 20, 2022
- 4 min
Winter's Reflections
Here's what's important to me (and you may agree) this winter PLUS 2 tips to help catch more winter fish. - Winter time is a slowdown...
Nic Jovanovich
- Oct 3, 2022
- 8 min
Finding the Fish
How a Seasoned Guide Finds Trout on a River One of the most common questions I get is, "How do I know where the fish are in the river?"...
Nic Jovanovich
- Sep 2, 2022
- 4 min
Favorite Flies For Late Summer/Early Fall
The heat of the late summer transitioning into the cool of fall can be tricky. Here are my favorite flies for right now!
Nic Jovanovich
- Apr 7, 2021
- 5 min
Killing the Ritual
Social Media, its Necessity, and its Role in the Demise of the Experience of Things 3/24/21 On the tail end of my annual family steelhead...
Nic Jovanovich
- Mar 1, 2021
- 3 min
breaking the thought cycle
Nature's role in our the life of an outdoors-person is obviously massive...but it's not always obvious. Felt, yes, but fully understood?...
Nic Jovanovich
- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
How Will You Remember This...
One of the best questions I've heard during these strange times: WHEN YOU LOOK BACK ON THIS, HOW WILL YOU FEEL ABOUT HOW YOU...
Nic Jovanovich
- Feb 11, 2020
- 4 min
Fly Casting and Meditation
Why there's more to fly fishing than meets the eye I've been talking about the difference between reactive living and intentional living...
Nic Jovanovich
- Feb 3, 2020
- 4 min
Living Downstream
Let's touch base on what living life in the flow means. Why does Downstream exist? This is a question that has been taking up a lot of...
Nic Jovanovich
- Jan 22, 2020
- 7 min
Those Pesky Plastics
Plastic pollution has been getting a lot of press lately. And for good reason. Plastics. Such a heated debate. Many might say a...
Nic Jovanovich
- Jan 1, 2020
- 5 min
embracing 2020
Grateful for 2019, ready to embrace 2020 with open arms! New "Beginnings" The end of one calendar year and the beginning of another is a...
Nic Jovanovich
- Dec 4, 2019
- 6 min
Staying Centered
Through the Long Cold Winter: 3 Easy Steps to Raise Your Vibration You don't have to have Seasonal Affective Disorder to feel and...
Nic Jovanovich
- Oct 17, 2019
- 4 min
Mindful in the Moment
Noise isn't just an external factor. Mindfulness... An enveloping term. A present and true state of being. A buzzword. The definition: ...
Nic Jovanovich
- Oct 7, 2019
- 3 min
Change in the Air
Fall here. The season of change. The signal of rebuilding and replenishing. The spectacular colors before the branches and grounds go...
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