David A. Van Wie
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...
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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...
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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
- Sep 4, 2018
- 5 min
River Road
It’s fitting that the guy who spent six weeks last year driving over 5000 miles on the Storied Waters fly-fishing and literary odyssey...
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David A. Van Wie
- Mar 27, 2018
- 3 min
From Bread Loaf to Bestseller? We'll See!
I have some great news to share! First, I have a contract with Stackpole Books, a leading publisher of fly fishing and fly tying titles,...
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David A. Van Wie
- Mar 21, 2018
- 3 min
Points North: The Final Word on Kingdom County
Jim and Charlie Kinneson are getting on in years. But Charlie, now 80, can still lift and carry the Old Town canoe on his shoulders...
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David A. Van Wie
- Feb 11, 2018
- 3 min
Winter Carnival Fun in Quebec City!
For my full gallery of photos, go here. What does a New England fly fisher do when the rivers and lakes freeze over? Head south, one...
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David A. Van Wie
- Jan 22, 2018
- 7 min
A Polygamous Bibliophile
How many books are you reading right now? Are you a one-book-at-a-time person? Some people, apparently, live by this rule obsessively. I...
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David A. Van Wie
- Dec 1, 2017
- 5 min
Living Up To The Land Ethic
I write a monthly column for The Maine Sportsman magazine called "Sporting Environment." In the December issue, I pay tribute to Aldo...
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David A. Van Wie
- Oct 29, 2017
- 3 min
A Dozen Funky Fly Names
Fishing flies are literally examples of art imitating life. In our never-ending quest to fool fish into thinking that an artificial fly...
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David A. Van Wie
- Oct 5, 2017
- 8 min
A Reader's Guide To Storied Waters
Fans of the Storied Waters odyssey may want to catch up on some of the books and authors that I featured during my trip. As the weather...
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David A. Van Wie
- Aug 31, 2017
- 4 min
Her First Day of Kindergarten
In honor of the first day of school, a repost from a while back. For all teachers, nervous parents and, of course, kindergarteners of all...
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David A. Van Wie
- Aug 26, 2017
- 3 min
Walking To Charlottesville
I haven’t read all of Howard Frank Mosher’s novels yet, but so far the books I have read all include trout fishing. There isn’t much...
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David A. Van Wie
- Aug 11, 2017
- 1 min
The Storied Waters Odyssey In 25 Fabulous Images
Run your cursor over each image for a description. Enjoy!!
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David A. Van Wie
- Jul 19, 2017
- 7 min
Epilogue - The Storied Waters Chronicle
“Fishing is at once an endless source of delight and an act of small rebellion… trout do not lie or cheat and cannot be bought or bribed...
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David A. Van Wie
- Jul 1, 2017
- 9 min
Dud Dean and a Dream Come True
During the night in Jim Lepage's camp on Caribou Lake, I dreamed of trout fishing, just as Thoreau had at Abol Stream. This was no...
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