Two weekends ago, January 12-14, I was blessed to be able to make it up to Doswell for the Virginia Fly Fishing and Wine Festival, an annual event put on by outdoor writing friend, Beau Beasley. It's my favorite show by far, as it attracts vendors from all over--many of them friends that I only see once every year. This year, I spent my time catching up with those friends and bouncing between our Reilly Rod Crafters booth and my own booth. We did good business in the two days

Seems it’s getting harder and harder to find something we can all agree on these days, but one thing is for absolute certain—it’s cold. As I write this, the thermometer has ditched all but a single digit, the ground and local waters are frozen, and my inflatable raft has shrunken into a collapsed heap—a diminished and dejected version of its normal, river-runnin’ self. Cabin fever season is upon us. So, as we all wish for warmer weather and adventures in the outdoors—and as i