Matt Smythe
THE TRIP. THE VIDEO.
One very cool thing about this blog is the fact that my kids, when they’re old enough to appreciate it, will have a pretty exhaustive...
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Matt Smythe
- May 7, 2010
STREAMSIDE HOSPITALITY
Stan had pulled up a sunny patch of shoreline at the base of a massive ponderosa pine, fly rod laid on the ground next to him. Blue jeans...
Matt Smythe
- May 3, 2010
MY OWN MYTHOLOGY
Wednesday afternoon Josh and I decided to drive to Sisters and scout the Metolius. Our original plan was to fish the Crooked, but reports...
Matt Smythe
- Apr 29, 2010
A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER
After the first night in the yurt, I was up at 6:30. I slept well, but Josh had been up around 1 or so trying to pre-empt a migrane. The...
Matt Smythe
- Apr 27, 2010
THE LITTLE THINGS
Home a couple days now. First day back to work under my belt. Kids are all tucked in and sleeping. I’m finally able to get my notebook...
Matt Smythe
- Apr 12, 2010
THURSDAY
I’m not counting the days…I’m just close enough that I can say “three” without looking at my fingers. I just packed and shipped a big box...
Matt Smythe
- Apr 9, 2010
OLD MAN RIVER, Installment 4, Thesis
Another from the thesis. I spend a total of two months in the Delta doing research for a book about the Delta Blues. One day I had a...
Matt Smythe
- Mar 16, 2010
DOWNSTREAM
I’m going to Oregon and I’m going fishing. I’m leaving work for a full week in one big hurry. I’ve booked my flight. Fly rods, reels,...
Matt Smythe
- Feb 23, 2010
TOUGH TO SHAKE
There are few things in my life that I regret. That’s not to say there aren’t choices I’ve made that I would probably not make again if...
Matt Smythe
- Feb 14, 2010
TIME ON THE WATER
mornings like this remind me that there is more the world goes on and on forever around the next bend the next draw or downed tree it’s...
Matt Smythe
- Dec 5, 2009
HOOKY
I love to fish. Early mornings. Late afternoon to dusk. Lake, stream, pond, puddle…I fish for whatever’s swimming. And there are days...
Matt Smythe
- Sep 24, 2009
FIRST CAST
You have no idea how much I toiled over deciding what to write for my first-ever blog post. In the end, I decided not to. To break the...
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