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What’s next? How should we adapt fly our fly fishing process to the liquid rhythms of paddle craft? Read the last in this Beads of Wisdom series for ideas.]]></description><link>https://www.featherwater.com/post/beads-of-wisdom-6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b24a3f574c02422914c678</guid><category><![CDATA[Beads of Wisdom]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 01:13:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6e64f_f3e4b1ad34cb42adb7dabd9aa63e0805~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_420,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris O&apos;Byrne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Kit Lake Solace]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Kit Lake Solace is a report on flyfishing for largemouth bass in central Florida, done in the spirit of Mark Twain, Jimmy Buffett, and Garrison Keillor]]></description><link>https://www.featherwater.com/post/the-kit-lake-solace-42</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688aae497472a1932ffd600c</guid><category><![CDATA[The Kit Lake Solace]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:00:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e6e64f_3b37d029f888434a9099b25ac31a6e9e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_848,h_511,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chris O&apos;Byrne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beads of Wisdom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fly Fishing from a Paddle Craft Casting Adjusting to the ride      Now you are geared up, decked out, and ready for that big fish. 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