By Tom Chandler on Jan 13, 2007 in Blogging | 4 Comments
Every once in a while I stumble across an interesting new blog.
This one still has that new blog smell; it only features a few posts.
Still, Richard Lee Merritt’s blog offers an interesting mix. He loves old books (I love books too), plays chess (I played in a few tournaments in my day, and yes ladies, [...]
By Tom Chandler on Jan 4, 2007 in Blogging, News | 12 Comments
The Trout Underground is happy to announce that it’s now a member of the 9Rules Network - a community of top, kickass blogs.
Sure, I’m not much of a joiner, but I didn’t get to sit at the “Cool Table” in high school (cross country team and chess club) so I figure this is my chance.
Soon, [...]
By Tom Chandler on Dec 7, 2006 in Blogging, Underground Entertainment | 2 Comments
We’re fly fishers, so we rarely hike any trail that doesn’t end at a stream or lake.
Yet it might astound you to learn the world is filled with people who hike just to see what’s around the corner. As shocking as that might seem, the hiking blogs are still worth a look. There’s even one [...]
By Tom Chandler on Dec 5, 2006 in Blogging, Underground Entertainment | 5 Comments
Earlier this year the Trout Underground was recognized as one of the top fly fishing blogs, and now its marketing “sister” blog - The Copywriter Underground - has been recognized as a Top 10 Writer’s Blog by writing blog readers.
Written by yours truly, the Copywriter Underground is aimed at helping motivated marketing writers reach their [...]
By Tom Chandler on Oct 31, 2006 in Blogging, Tennessee | 3 Comments
To say that Southeast Tennessee has captured my attention is an understatement. It’s pretty in a lusher, greener, less edgy way than the Upper Sacramento River and surroundings (whose raw, hard-edged appeal is impossible to top).
If I had to live somewhere besides here, the Smokies would be right near the top due to the year-round [...]
By Tom Chandler on Oct 25, 2006 in Blogging, Underground Entertainment | 0 Comments
No sooner do I post an article about stealth being one of the free things in life that actually helps you catch more fish than Wayward Fly Fishing debunks me.
His tongue-in-cheek post about being as noisy as possible on the river is short and - like all his posts - well worth the read.
[tags] stealth, [...]
By Tom Chandler on Oct 17, 2006 in Blogging, Fly Fishing, Underground Entertainment | 3 Comments
Enough already with the new blogs. Well, OK. One more.
Called the Trout Zone, it’s based in Crossville, TN - about 90 minutes from the Smokies and the home town of James Beasley - one of my favorite bamboo rod builders of all time.
Nicely written and worth a visit.
[tags]trout, tennessee[/tags]
By Tom Chandler on Oct 15, 2006 in Blogging, Fly Fishing | 2 Comments
The Mad Fishicist is an odd name but a worthwhile blog emenating from the enigma that is Alaska. Long on literary references and nice pictures, it’s an interesting effort and well worth a visit. Written by (and we quote):
A fly rodding, sheep stalking, moose calling, guitar trying, bird watching, fly tying, Katie loving stay-at-home-dad.
We’re down [...]
By Tom Chandler on Oct 15, 2006 in Blogging, Underground Entertainment | 0 Comments
Alistair over at Urban Fly Fishing on the Kelvin (one of the UK Blogger Mafia) recounts a pike fishing trip, complete with batman-style graphics in his photos.
Holy toothy critter, Batman, it’s worth a visit!
[tags]Scotland, pike, U.K.[/tags]
By Tom Chandler on Oct 13, 2006 in Blogging, News | 2 Comments
Recently, severla groups of mountain climbers on the Tibet side of Everest witnessed Chinese militia shooting and killing unarmed Tibetan refugees (the toll included a nun) at Nangpa La pass.
Now the Chinese are trying to silence the climbers who witnessed the event, and are even claiming that refugees “attacked” the soldiers (I guess snowballs are [...]
By Tom Chandler on Oct 13, 2006 in Blogging, Fly Fishing, Underground Entertainment | 0 Comments
First we stumbled on the wholly overwhelming Fly Fishing in Yellowstone blog, the reports from which were so detailed and volumnious that there’s really no need to actually leave the house and go fishing.
Now there’s the Yellowstone, A Step Apart blog, which seems intent on giving us a tour of the park so detailed that [...]
By Tom Chandler on Oct 8, 2006 in Blogging | 10 Comments
The Outdoor Blogger Ho Down continued Saturday with a hike I cleverly selected because it would take me to some alpine lakes I’d never seen before. To whit:
If you don’t want to fish here, better check your pulse.
What amounted to a seven-mile (round trip hike) lead us along a spectacular ridgetop trail and down to [...]