Fly-Fishing stories and Essays by Erik Helm.
Monday, February 23, 2009
My letter to the editors of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal regarding the removal of the Estabrook Dam on our Milwaukee River
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I wrote this letter as a rebuttal to a deceptive and disingenuous letter written on behalf of property owners eager to protect a contaminate...
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Sunday, February 22, 2009
A parable
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A little story I wrote to protest the killing of wild fish. This was specifically in response to a post on Washington Fly Fishing regarding ...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
A little poem I found
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This little poem hung on the bulletin board of the flyshop I used to run. I have absolutely no idea where it came from, or who wrote it, but...
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Monday, February 16, 2009
The pure joy of the unpretentious panfish
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This last year I rediscovered the pure joy of fishing for sunfish. I had forgotten them or moved passed them in order to pursue more 'ma...
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
The evolution and de-evolution of fly fishing
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Perhaps it is that I am just getting older, but I am questioning more and more the direction that fly fishing seems to be headed. I am certa...
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
A little prose on life
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This is for all of us who walk through life slowly and quietly, observing and thinking. For us who sometimes seem to wander without directio...
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Friday, January 9, 2009
Spey flies
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With the recent explosion in popularity of two handed or ‘Spey’ rods, I have noticed the tendency to refer to pretty much any fly that is no...
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