Sadly, the Underground is slaving away on Multiple Important Activities That Aren’t Fly Fishing Related (that whole making a living thing), though not entirely without the undying adulation of his peers.

In proof that literary genius can be recognized prior to the death of the writer (if this morning was any indication, just barely before), my copywriting blog was once again chosen as a Top 40 writer’s blog – despite the fact it only gets 1/10 the time and effort invested in the Trout Underground.

Who loves ya, baby?

Critical News You Really Don’t Need to Know

Still, even in my most-intense work periods, I’m never one to leave the Undergrounders high and dry without something to ponder that isn’t even close to being important.

After all, there’s no way the left wing right wing profitless Mainstream Media are going to bring you news of a Pennsylvania man who was (ahem) playing with his cannon, and accidentally fired a two-pound lead cannonball through the wall of his neighbor’s house.

(Maybe next time he could just ask them to turn down the stereo.)

Nor will they feature this biblical tale of brotherly conflict, whereby one man – caught fishing without a license – pretended to be his brother, bringing the heat down on both of them.

It’s as if Cain & Abel went fly fishing, and like you, we wonder if Christmas dinner at the homestead isn’t going to be a little strained this year.

Still, those are trifles.

This is important:

Martha Stewart: The Leading Edge of the New Wave?

Of course, there’s gripping question of why Martha Stewart is saddling up with former media mogul Ted Turner at his ranch – and going fly fishing in the process.

Still – because Martha Stewart knows how to build a media empire – I’m not going to make snarky comments about her artfully arranged, wholly unstained, brand-name fly fishing gear, or her artfully styled hair, or her artfully adjusted hat, or the fact that she apparently fishes with a stylist.

Nor are we going to ask the notoriously difficult boss if the cutthroat is her favorite trout. (See what we did there?)

You were expecting Martha snark? (were frankly terried of her)

You were expecting Martha snark? (we're frankly terrified of her)

We’re not doing any of that today, and it’s not just because Martha’s radio show once mentioned the Underground.

No, we’re not doing it because frankly we’re terrified of the woman, who could bury the Underground in a color-coordinated, seasonally themed Denial of Service attack by simply mentioning it to one of her terrified assistants.

Plus, we have bigger fish to fry. See, Martha’s not simply being Martha.

No, Martha’s the First Wave of Fly Fishing’s New Celebrity Tsunami.

Yup. Fly Fishing’s clearly “in” again.

After all, the Prez himself recently attempted to cover himself with the fishy stink of a successful day on the water, and if anybody has their delicate, carefully manicured finger on society’s pulse, it’s the artfully casual Stewart.

In other words, get ready for a new Gore-Tex hatch on your favorite rivers.

And yes, I’m making this Official Underground Trend Prediction in advance of the FFR show, hoping to lift the spirits of desperate fly shops and guides everywhere.

We’re back, baby.

And remember – you read it on the Underground first – Fly Fishing’s Foremost Blog on Trends And Matters of Sociological Significance.

See you on the river (I hear rumors of big, dumb trout in a secret stretch of the Upper Sac, which is puzzling because the Upper Sac has no secret stretches), Tom Chandler.

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