One my of dreams as a boy was to fly fish the Madison River. I’m living that dream right now. We are renting a house on the Upper Madison. My Montana-based sister-in-law and her family have joined us, and all together, we are a party of 12. We have a list of various chores that
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Montana Friday
Well, we are gearing up to leave for a two-week trip. We’ll be visiting my sister-in-law and her family. Here’s the set-up: 12 people. 1 house. Rural Montana. I’m going to do something which I’ve not done since starting Kepha in 2006: I’m not going to check email on this vacation. I’m not even going
A Quiet Morning (and, a Fly-Fishing Video)
Well, nearly the entire Tango household is out of town, visiting grandparents. I’m home with our oldest child, who is recovering from surgery (don’t worry, everything is OK) and who is a very self-sufficient teenager. So, it’s an at-home weekend. It’s unusual because the house is very quiet (it’s usually buzzing with activity), and I
Fly-Fishing As a Rite of Passage
Our children are out of school for summer. I’ve taken a few days off this past week to take two of them fly-fishing. Once a year, I drive five hours to a fishing lodge in northern NH, near Canada. It’s an area with little road traffic, no cell phone coverage, and spotty Wi-Fi (but enough