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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Fish against the flow. Be true. No fuckin kings. #flyfishing #punkrock

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Atmospheric river last week has me dreaming of moments like this that are mere months away… #flyfishing #pnw

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

I really really hope I’m not the only one excited about this Scrubs reboot. Feels like 2005 and I’m loving it. #ilovetv

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Ok! I’m sorta doing a relaunch of this account. Big news: I’m launching a therapeutic fly fishing guide service in 2027! For the rest of this year I’ll be prepping for that. I hope you’ll join me! #flyfishing #flyfishingguide #rivertherapy #ecotherapy #oregon #pnw

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Dick Lucas is a legend. From Subhumans show in Eugene a couple weeks ago. #punkrock

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Jawbreaker was amazing last Saturday. I’m home, now, recovering from the long trip.

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Eeee. #Colorado looks beautiful but acts like shit.

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Big system moving in tryna ruin my fall fishing here in the Rockies… hoping for the best, trying to be adaptable. #flyfishing

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

What’s fishing in northern NM right now? #flyfishing

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

My autism is interesting: planning for a 23-day road trip has been feeling great, then a small change in plans that is totally manageable threw me into a brief episode this mornings. Pens and notebook soared toward the tv and I had to go lay down. Doing better now, let’s pack the van.

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Here’s a little video I made of a trip a month or so ago… Southern Oregon and Northern California on the fly. #flyfishing #oregon #california youtu.be/cxS5ABpiPQw

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Golden Summer: Fly Fishing the Chetco and Smith Rivers

YouTube video by Russell’s Universe

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Big trip coming up! Can’t wait to fish some of the northern NM waters that I missed when I lived there. Stay tuned for reports and pics!

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Caught a bunch of these massive westslope cutthroat up on a beautiful creek in BC this summer… best day I’ve ever had fishing, honestly.

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Little streams, tiny tails, picking pockets. Some call me a purist and they’re not completely wrong… #flyfishing

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

I’m gonna do better, Blsky. I promise. The thing is, I went crazy this summer and drove all around the #PNW catching fish and forgot about everything else. #flyfishing has consumed my life. It’s made me even more socially dysfunctional than before. God, I love my life so much.

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Good time on the Donner and Blitzen… deep and murky, but I got an 18 incher to eat a Dali Lama. What a fight, too. This thing was an acrobat! Wild redsides! Woohoo!

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Heading out to the Donner and Blitzen River tomorrow. 6 hr drive into the desert and I am STOKED. Should be some good material for an article.

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Change is hard. There’s a lot of sliding backward during the process. The solution? Begin again. Always, begin again.

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Metolius River flow is too intense for me. So hard to wade, so hard to track a fly/indicator. Also, I can’t catch a fish to save my life on that river. I don’t even know if I care anymore… #flyfishing

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

First ketamine treatment this afternoon… nervous but I have some hope. Depression has held me in a strong grip since last October or so. Then I’m headed to the Metolius for a few days of fishing.

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

There were some good times down in Puerto Vallarta... mostly revolving around dinner and sunsets. But overall, the all-inclusive resort scene is antithetical to my entire way of being. I felt trapped most of the week and I'm so happy I'm home.

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Just finished up the edits on my article on fishing with Chuck Ragan for Trout Magazine... I'm grateful for the experience and can't wait to do it again. Thanks Chuck!

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

If you’re an #rei member, withhold your vote this year. Let them know you don’t support this bullshit. “Member rewards” are scrip for the company store, don’t forget that. Sure, use it, you earned it, but then say no to REI. REI doesn’t support the #outdoors, they support Trumpian tactics.

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

#rei member voting period for board members is now through 5/1/25. The current board decided who we get to vote for. I withheld my vote for all 3 candidates, as all 3 were business-first, employees last. The pro union folx running were not allowed on the ballot. REI is a coop in name only. 4/?

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I love being an outdoorsy person. #nature is my life. #hiking and #camping is the most important activity in our house and buying gear responsibly is more important now than ever. #rei was great as a coop, but its a coop in name only, now. Union busting will not be tolerated in our house… 3/?

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

More on #rei: We are using our “reward” on a few items because its our “money”, then we are paying out of our credit card and boycotting. We are now ordering directly from the #outdoors equipment retailers we believe in: #patagonia, #cotopaxi, #llbean (less so but still better than REI). 2/?

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I shopped at #rei for decades because as a coop member I had a stake in the company. At the end of the year I could cash in my dividend or spend it at the store. Now, there is no dividend, only “member rewards”. They are not a coop, and don’t deserve your money. (1/?)

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I fucken doubled with Chuck Ragan today. What did you do? #flyfishing #bassfishing #punkrock

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Nothing will prepare you for the first 15 minutes of Daredevil: Born Again. Nothing. And I’ve read 90% of all Daredevil comics. #daredevil #mcu

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Help me get to my first 100… been stuck at 75 for months now. I’m prb gonna stop posting on the Year on the Fly Substack because it’s not gaining tractions, so here’s where you’ll find everything. open.substack.com/pub/russells...

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Russell's Universe | Russell James | Substack

Eco-based fiction and nonfiction: Fly-fishing, Camping, Hiking, Music, Film and all of the things. Also fun reviews. Click to read Russell's Universe, by Russell James, a Substack publication. Launche...

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Little piece about how dumb I am to road trip in March… russellsuniverse.substack.com/p/managing-e...

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Managing Expectations

It's still Winter in Northern California.

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

All day punk fests make me soooooo tired. I’m all old and stuff…

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I’m pretty sure this is the best thing I ever wrote. It got published by Cirque Journal… I hope you’ll give it a read (and me a subscribe). open.substack.com/pub/russells...

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Gooey Ducks

A reprint...

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Check out my latest piece on Winter fly fishing and please subscribe when you’re there. Thanks so much! yearonthefly.substack.com/p/the-winter...

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The Winter of My Discontent

A season of change and chance.

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Gonna see if this flashes business is worth it…

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

My heart is kinda soaring because the Corvallis Autism Neurodivergence Affinity group is taking off in the best way. #autism #neurodiverse #mutualaid

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Organized the gear shelves this week. Cleaned out the garage. What an unbelievable feeling. Shoulda done a before pic…

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Russell James @thepunkrockangler.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Re: #flyfishing and #mentalhealth: you go fishing and you get relief, but you come back from the river to the same old feelings and problems in your life. Fly fishing won’t take care of those, only help you cope with them. Go to therapy, integrate what you learn and feel on the river.

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