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Sep 24
5 min

Officially A Bird Dog

Just a few days after her first birthday, Autumn earned her wings as an Official Bird Dog. She got her first birds under the gun. Two chu...

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David A. Van Wie

Jul 28
4 min

Training Through The Teen Years

Suddenly she had a mind of her own. After months of listening to my every word and following me everywhere, at about six months old, Autu...

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David A. Van Wie

Mar 19
2 min

Who The Soldiers Are

It has long been routine at public events to honor the members of our military. In doing so, we appreciate those who have served in harm’...

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David A. Van Wie

Feb 27
5 min

Autumn The Wonder Dog

Jim the Wonder Dog was a Llewellin setter born in 1925 in Louisiana. He was the least promising pup in the litter - the last to go - and w...

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A Winter Carnival Without Skiing? Unbelievable.

David A. Van Wie

Feb 5
2 min

A Winter Carnival Without Skiing? Unbelievable.

Silly me. Until yesterday, I thought that there would actually be ski racing events at this year's Dartmouth Winter Carnival as there has...

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David A. Van Wie

Feb 4
3 min

New Knees Are Making Turns Again

When I was an instructor in the Dartmouth ski school as an undergraduate, I used to teach students that "skiing is 90% knees." Quiet uppe...

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Listen for me on the Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast with Tom Rosenbauer

David A. Van Wie

Jan 21
1 min

Listen for me on the Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast with Tom Rosenbauer

I was honored last week to be a guest on the Orvis Fly Fishing podcast, hosted by Tom Rosenbauer. Tom and I chatted about my Storied Wate...

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David A. Van Wie

Jan 11
6 min

Our Dog Likes It Here

Autumn has a Corey Ford connection. When we named her, I had in mind Corey Ford’s famous English setters, Cider and Tober (short for Octo...

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David A. Van Wie

Dec 1, 2019
6 min

Winging It

Generations of breeders have produced countless generations of dogs selected to emphasize one or more traits, whether that trait is physi...

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David A. Van Wie

Nov 9, 2019
6 min

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 ea...

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David A. Van Wie

Nov 2, 2019
5 min

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 Octob...

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David A. Van Wie

Oct 24, 2019
4 min

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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Robert Traver Fly Fishing Writing Award - Results Announced

David A. Van Wie

Oct 1, 2019
2 min

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 administerin...

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David A. Van Wie

Aug 6, 2019
7 min

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, 2019
5 min

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, 2019
5 min

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 Nigh...

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David A. Van Wie

Mar 28, 2019
3 min

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 Aire...

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David (Guy) Van Wie

Mar 14, 2019
4 min

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, 2019
1 min

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, 2019
8 min

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 @DVW_VanWie

Officially A Bird Dog

Training Through The Teen Years

Who The Soldiers Are

Autumn The Wonder Dog

A Winter Carnival Without Skiing? Unbelievable.

New Knees Are Making Turns Again

Listen for me on the Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast with Tom Rosenbauer

Our Dog Likes It Here

Winging It

The First Two Weeks of Autumn

Our Autumn Adventure

Making A Splash With Storied Waters

Robert Traver Fly Fishing Writing Award - Results Announced

Return to Frenchman's Pond

Mickey Finn Goes To Patagonia

Not My First Rodeo

The City of the Dead in Buenos Aires

On The Road Again

Manuscript Submitted

Park Bagging & Frozen Fish