Moving on Up...
A couple nights ago, someone (somewhere) clicked a mouse, and the Trout Underground had its first 10,000+ visit month (by the end of today, it will be closer to our first 11,000 visit month). In the larger Internet sense that's pocket change, but it's certainly enough to blow my ego all out of proportion (fortunately, the trout keep me humble). What's interesting are the number of overseas visitors; I'm posting from the side of a volcano in a tiny town in the mountains of Northern California, and the idea that people are reading it many, many time zones away just knocks my socks off.
Fly fishing blogs are popping up all over the Internet, but many offer precious little original content. Here, the idea remains that fly fishing is supposed to be fun, and that other folks might have fun sitting in on the adventures of a truly mediocre fly fisher (and his friends) who happens to write for a living.
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I truly enjoy the comments posted on the blog, and would urge others to add their voice. I'd love to see an online community evolve that manages to avoid the animosity and low signal/noise ratio of the fly fishing message boards I've visited, but rarely re-visit.
It's been a good ride and fortunately, I'm still enjoying it. I first started posting fishing reports/entries better than two years ago, though I only moved to blog software earlier this year. Along the way, I hope readers learned a little something, and (most importantly) had a good time. The number of visitors to the Underground continues to grow, and I want to thank everyone who stops by and hangs out for even a few minutes.
See you having fun on the river, Tom Chandler.