The Life Amphibious

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Look What I Got in the Mail...

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This is going to be EPIC (pun intended)!!! La let me order this build it yourself kit as a "I'm Done with the Navy" present. ...

Easter Sunday at Shenandoah National Park, Part 3 (Wildlife)

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I taught the kids to pick up river rocks and take a look at what bugs can be found underneath them. Lots of nymphs! Another animal we sa...

Easter Sunday at Shenandoah National Park, Part 2

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More pictures of the crew enjoying the liberty call.

Easter Sunday at Shenandoah National Park, Part 1

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I took the family over to SNP to hike the upper portion of the Rapidan River - this is about 4 miles above the spot I was at a few weekends ...

Me Whacking Shad

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Chris S took these pictures - fishing for shad with fly gear on a SUP was tons of fun! Man - the waders and multiple layers I had on this ...

Another "To Do" Crossed Off the List

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I finally caught a shad on the fly today! I have been trying to do this for a couple of years now but it was not lining up for me. Fletche...

Preparing for Battle - Shad Flies

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I stopped by Orvis in Tyson's to pick up a few of this year's Shad Flies. Less puffy this year and more collar. I also took the c...

Saturday Fishing at Lake Newport

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Catch up posts. Marlon and I swung the flyrods on Saturday afternoon. I was using the Ijuin Yomogi 3wt with a DT3 SA Supra, and he was arm...
Friday, April 18, 2014

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Early morning flyfishing with a Ijuin Yomogi 3 weight rod. It was colder than I thought it would be and that slowed the fishing down a bunc...

Wednesday Skunking

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I took Marlon out to Fletcher's Cove on Wednesday morning to see if we could wrestle some Shad while they are in the Potomac (annual spa...
Sunday, April 13, 2014

Frustration Brewing at the Lake...

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After tying up a bunch of flies, the kids wanted to go whack some gills. Unfortunately the gills were being resistant. Also unfortunatel...
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Victor Velasco
Salty Surfer (of shortboards, longboards, windsurfers, kiteboards, snowboards and standup paddleboards); Sailor; Budding Surfboard Shaper; Studier of all manner of aquatic and plant life; Aspiring fly fisher; Husband to the wonderful Lala; Father to Big M and Noe; Mechanical and Ocean Engineer; RETIRED US Navy Deep Sea Diver; World Explorer
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