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VC in three exited Unicorns. Angel investor. Harvard Business School Lecturer. Obsessed with fly fishing and a recovering ENTJ.

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Day Dreaming about the Green River

February 22, 2015November 28, 2015 Jo Tango

There’s a “break” in the cold weather this weekend, with temps approaching nearly 40 degrees. I had planned to fly fish and enjoy a day off during the Feb. school vacation week. That’s not happening, as Mrs. T. has a cold. So, there’s plenty of shoveling and household chores to do. But, I can day

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Hitting the Road: A Reddit Thread

February 5, 2015May 1, 2024 Jo Tango

There’s an incredible dialogue going on right now here on Reddit. Someone has hit rock bottom. He posted that he is going to hit the road for a few months: I’ve had a few great loves in my life. One of them is fishing, the rest of them are gone…. One by one the things I

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Ruby-Red Trout & Super Bowl Weekend

January 31, 2015January 31, 2015 Jo Tango

Well, it’s finally here: Super Bowl weekend. Patriots Nation is on pins and needles for Sunday’s game. I was happy to read a NY Times article, saying that scientific experiments may prove that the Patriots’ POV of Deflate-gate may be valid after all. Honestly, I think the whole thing has been a massive Rorschach Test,

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A Saturday Snowstorm

January 24, 2015September 7, 2016 Jo Tango

  About 6″ of snow fell today. I went fishing today during the storm. Conditions actually weren’t that bad, and I saw only one other angler. I hooked and landed two trout. A video of a 17″ one is at the bottom (or, click here). I caught it on a size 32 hook, which is

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Friday #FlyFishing Video & Drones

January 16, 2015January 16, 2015 Jo Tango

People are using drones to do some pretty cool videos. Some amazing ones involve fly fishing. Every Friday, the folks at Orvis push out on social media that week’s best fly fishing videos. They’re pretty cool. Today, they circulated the video below (or, click here). There’s a tremendous shot at min. 3:17. Hope you enjoy it.

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How to Start Fly Fishing

January 11, 2015May 1, 2024 Jo Tango

I’ve been getting some inbound questions about fly fishing. It’s fun to get those and try to answer them. Many of the questions cover the same topics, and so, I thought I’d jot down some thoughts. GIVE IT A TRY You may find a lifelong activity you can do with friends and family. You’ll be

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