Rick Crawford Lesson 3: Be Grateful & Present Fly anglers and surfers both spend a fair amount of time meditating, or at least contemplating life, as we wait for tailing (or rising) fish and waves. This downtime provides an opportunity to practice gratefulness because sometimes the fish aren’t biting and the waves aren’t pumping. However,…
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Lesson from a Life of Fly Fishing & Surfing: Travel Often
Rick Crawford For some unknown reason I have always been obsessed with tropical islands. Perhaps it is because I grew up on an island off the coast of Georgia called Whitemarsh Island and my imagination used to run wild just knowing that the creek down the street from my house led to the Wilmington River,…
Lessons from a Life of Fly Fishing & Surfing: Part 1
Rick Crawford I learned how to surf before I started fly fishing while on a vacation in Hawaii when I was in high school. Admittedly, I am not a very good surfer, but I thoroughly enjoy it, nonetheless. It is such a thrill to ride a wave. I immediately fell in love with not only…