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- December 23rd, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
The Sentiment Is Genuine, Though I’m Lifting Someone Else’s Xmas Cards
Merry Merry to all my FFC readers! It’s a perfect time to take pause and say THANK YOU for tuning in and jumping in the mix here at FFC, I truly appreciate your friendship and am so grateful you con…
- December 22nd, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Fly Tying 101 A Lot Like Water Ballet
I am in Nashville for the holidays so my dad sat me down at the vise for my first ever fly tying lesson. I’ve been wanting my own stash of buzzballs – as many as I want, whenever I want – so I…
- December 21st, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
The Doughnuts Were Scrumptious
I had such fun on Saturday with my friends at Fly South here in Nashville. They rolled out a fine spread of Krispy Kremes, hot coffee, mango mimosas and bloody marys. We had a great turnout, and hope…
- December 14th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
This Bird Is Getting Ready to Fly South
I am overwhelmed by feelings of nostalgia and memories of family traditions. Wistful, light-hearted notions of carefree days and the sound of laughter with friends. Now while I am preparing to travel…
- December 11th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Mele Kalikimaka
I’ve never been to Hawaii, but over the past few years I’ve become more and more intrigued with visiting the 50th state. What’s peaked my interest, you ask? Well, here are the top 5 reasons: 5.…
- December 8th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Don’t Tell Little Chick’s Teacher Why Her Homework Isn’t Finished
Tonight Little Chick and I attended a Casting for Recovery benefit where they premiered the fishing film RISE after a two-hour fly fishing mixer. Local clubs, shops, authors and guides were all in att…
- December 7th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Apparently My Heisman Ballot Was Overlooked
Since these particular fish really gave me the stiff-arm this fall, I thought I would nominate them for the Heisman trophy. #1 Trout on the Jefferson River in Montana, Sept 09 Like Colt McCoy these…
- December 1st, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Lift and Separate…Rise and Shine
I would like to encourage Austin-area angling enthusiasts to step out for an evening of fishing films and tata karma. Next Tuesday 12/8 the Texas chapter of Casting for Recovery is hosting a premiere…
- November 24th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Shoes and Soul
If the shoes fits…say thank you. Especially when it’s a gift from a virtual-stranger-turned-dear-friend from way across the country. I am blown away by the generosity of spirit that I have expe…
- November 23rd, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
And It Stoned Me
We have officially entered that phase in the calendar when fishing trips are few & far between for me, and more and more of the posts here on FFC turn to…well, food. Although this year I am also…
- November 22nd, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Bevo Versus Babe…Revisited
Yesterday was a drippy Saturday in Mobile, AL with lots of couchtime and college football. Out of the blue the Professor blurted out, “Let’s make ribs tonight!” So we dashed off to the store i…
- November 21st, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
FFC Behind The Music
Florida saltwater angler Rob from the ‘Bad Backcast’ blog interviewed me a week or so ago. He was nice enough to ask some good, thoughtful questions and it was fun to banter about saltwater, fresh…
- November 14th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
A Skunk And a Bird Walk Into a Bar…
Ever notice how Pepe Le Pew came on after Tweety Bird? Personally I think that dashing French skunk should have had his own stand-alone spin off, I think he was held back by that pesky little bird. B…
- November 5th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Little Chick’s Favorite Fishing Pants
Three years ago we wandered across the street from Little Chick’s school into a children’s athletic store called 1379. Almost immediately I found everything I needed for our trip to Montana, name…
- November 3rd, 2009
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What Does Donna Summer Have To Do With Fishing?
It started in the Bahamas a few years ago. At the end of the final day of our trip, Stevie said, “Last cast now, this it it.” So I started casting away while crooning the Donna Summer melody ‘L…
- October 31st, 2009
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- October 26th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Hunt for Red October
After a fun-filled Saturday replete with college football and backyard burgers, how does one spend a crisp, sunshiny October Sunday afternoon? Looking for redfish in the Mississippi marshes. The Profe…
- October 23rd, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
I Wonder if Queen Elizabeth Will Remember Me
When I was in the fourth grade my family moved from Dallas to London where I attended an American school. My teacher was named Sheila Ihde and I absolutely worshipped her. Previously she taught for ma…
- October 21st, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Scattered Smothered & Covered
Anyone want to buy a house in South Austin? I will make you a really good deal! You see, I am just back from a three-day fishing trip in the Keys and even though the weather was disagreeable and the f…
- October 15th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
The Triple Entendre Is Back: “Sunrise”
1. Sunrise Flyshop, Melrose Montana I first crossed paths with the guys at Sunrise last May in Virginia City. I was on the girls fishing trip and we ventured off the ranch one evening for dinner at…
- October 9th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Wake Up And Smell The Canoe
If you’ve noticed the crickets chirping alone in here over the past week or so, I do apologize. But I have been uber-super-swamped pushing things forward for Team Paddlefish and our daunting quest t…
- September 23rd, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
He Must Keep His Cape in His Dry Bag
This past summer The Professor and I were floating the Big Hole, leapfrogging section after section with another couple in a bright blue skiff. Sun was hot and fishing slowish. We cruised close enough…
- September 16th, 2009
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Living on The Lamb
After floating the Madison, we couldn’t think of a better way to top off our day than dipping into Bandito’s for dinner up at the bar. Appetizers included Justin’s super delish margaritas (I’m…
- September 15th, 2009
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Beartooth & Nail
Over the years the Professor has become good friends with Nancy & Dan Delekta of Beartooth Flyfishing on the Madison River. You’ve probably heard of Dan’s fly tying legacy and his line of patt…
- September 13th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Chicken Fried Therapy
Dawn of a New Whey
By Chick~ Put this on the list of things I never thought I would hear myself say: "I started my day with a hearty helping of Goat Kefir."That's right. Today is Day #1 of my Cleanse. Not some wacky pe…
- September 10th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Chicken Fried Therapy
New Evidence Supports Theory I Am In Fact Royalty
By Chick~I probably shouldn’t even be sharing this with the world. I mean heaven forbid the Queen of England should mysteriously meet her demise, I could actually be on the short list of suspects wi…
- September 9th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Phone Home for Extra Terrestrials
If you’re fishing in Southwest Montana right now, you are going to need plenty of terrestrials. I have just returned from a 5-day fishing trip out there, and it was all about grasshoppers, ants and…
- September 7th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Chicken Fried Therapy
Please Pass the Tip Jar
By Magnolia Raise your hand if you’ve ever been to Robert’s Western World. Shame on you if you’ve never been, especially if you are a Nashvillian. It just happens to be one of my favorite spots…
- September 3rd, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Chicken Fried Therapy
Inspire Me, Inspire Me Not
By MagnoliaJust like Chick, it has been ages since I last posted. And I’m sorry about that because I truly enjoyed CFT and all of our readers. But, I just lost the inspiration somewhere in the shuff…
- September 1st, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
My Kingdom For A Lazy River
Last weekend we celebrated Little Chick’s birthday out at the Hyatt Lost Pines resort where I spent hours floating round and round the lazy river. I am obsessed! For a manmade, bugless, troutless ri…
- August 28th, 2009
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Why Settle for A Double Entendre When Triple Is Available?
Since my last post was a tad more earthy than I’d intended, I thought I’d adjust the focus in here by superficially throwing out a literature term. Double entendre. I’ve always loved that phrase…
- August 25th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Chicken Fried Therapy
Flour Power
By Chick~ This week is Little Chick's 10th birthday so we are consumed with buttercream dreams and the power of fondant and flour.You see, we love cakes, we love cupcakes, we love decorating cakes, a…
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Fish Net Stalkings
Or is it fish net stockings? I can see how they came up with the term. My apologies for that mildly awkward photo and unladylike pose. Admittedly there was some chaos in the moment of that grip &…
- August 24th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Chicken Fried Therapy
Missed Me Missed Me, Now You Gotta Kiss Me
By ChickIt has been ages since I have posted anything here on Chicken Fried Therapy. And yet, despite my long, lingering absences…I just can’t seem to stay away. Perhaps you will be drawn back int…
- August 23rd, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Pigmalion…or Pig Out Maven?
The Team Paddlefish craze is ablaze, and I cannot wait for the serious training to begin. That said I am having a terrible time getting into the whole “healthy eating” portion of the program. In f…
- August 18th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Calling Dr. Bombay
Did you know that on August 19th in 1692 five people were hanged in the Salem Witch trials? A harsh punishment for innocent people who were no doubt not actually witches. For the record, while I like…
- August 16th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Are Zooplankton Low Carb?
Earlier this summer I announced some wild news: I am going to train and participate in next year’s Texas Water Safari, a 262-mile paddling endurance race from central Texas down to the coast. The mo…
- August 12th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
What The Hell Are They Eating?
Trying to crack the culinary code of feeding fish is an integral part of this game we all enjoy. Better anglers than I have more knowledge of entomology, and I learn a great deal listening to their su…
- July 31st, 2009
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Sweet Take Two
Some of you may recall a story I told about Little Chick’s first fish on the flyrod, a cutthroat that she caught on the Blackfoot two summers ago. That event remains a bright spot in our family folk…
- July 27th, 2009
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Caviar & Cocaine
More like Tombstone Pizza and Frog’s Fanny, but hey, I like to weave in a good Charlie Robison lyric when it suits….and this is certainly one of those times. Rolling Stone has been calling…
- July 20th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
About As Much Elbow Room As a Public Pool in India
The Missouri River is just a wee bit crowded these days. Water levels are low so the wade fishermen are back. Fish are turned on big time so guides are traveling here from other rivers — unfortu…
- July 17th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Baggage Claim to Brown Trout
After cooling my jets in Austin for a whopping six days, Little Chick and I hopped a silver bird back to Montana yesterday to spend a week with my mother. So far, there’s no rest for the weary o…
- July 15th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
River Bank Robbers
We spent four days on The Missouri and almost every rising fish we found was tight to the bank – and I do mean tight to the bank. We’re not talking out in the parking lot or loitering on the steps…
- July 10th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Hyde and Seek
After two and a half weeks in Montana I am back in Austin and it’s safe to say I am having withdrawal. I fished 15 out of 16 days and am suffering from social whirling disease, off-balance and c…
- June 29th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Through Melrose Colored Glasses
From my perspective life is pretty rosy over here on the Big Hole. We spent the last two days fishing and finding all sorts of new friends in & around Melrose. Come to think of it, I always seem t…
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Dirty Shame
Rolled into southwest Montana last Friday and The Professor and I went straight to Virginia City for dinner at Bandito’s. Do you think Justin is excited to see me or telling me to hit the brick…
- June 26th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
The Monster Mash
We did the mash. We did the monster mash. After a couple of tough days on the Missouri we were prepared for a fun float yesterday, managing expectations and hoping to drag a few up from the bottom of…
- June 25th, 2009
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Blue Ribbon Trout Water
The Missouri continued to rage at over 11,000 cfs yesterday so we had to go low. No, not with nymphs, but to the bottom of the cooler where the beer was really really cold. In fact while others had gr…
- June 24th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Gittin’ Craigy With It
Well my first day back in Craig was everything you’d hope for — other than a raging river about 10K cfs, lots of wind, and few rising fish. But conditions aside, it was a blast to see old…
- June 19th, 2009
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chickenfried has posted a new entry on: Fly Fish Chick
Convergence
If you’re like me, when you hear the word “convergence” you imagine two rivers flowing together to form a new body of water. But if you actually look up the word, you will find countless definit…
