Volume III / Issue IV                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  May 2008                                                                                                                 

Our route to town crossed a trout stream, and my mother stopped the Oldsmobile just beyond the bridge when a solitary fisherman caught my eye.  The little river flowed swiftly, tumbling past the timbers of the bridge, and there were mayflies dancing in the sunlight.  Its riffles seemed alive over its pale bottom, where the cedar sweepers and deadfalls intercepted its glittering currents.  The counterpoint of its river music filled the morning, its lyric images as sharply focused as yesterday after forty years.

                                                                                                                                        Ernest Schweibert, Thoughts in Coltsfoot Time

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Site Upgrade                                The Cedar Sweeper site has been upgraded.  Not only will you find the usual great content

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TCS Report                                  TCS Report, the offical blog of The Cedar Sweeper, has been launched.  It is a real blog where we will  

                                                       share thoughts on TCS, writing, fishing, and more; be sure to check it out by clicking on the link above.                                       

TCS In Print                                  The discussion to put TCS in print has been revived.  Don't forget to drop us a line and let us

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The Cover                                     This month TCS editor Chuck Sams takes the honors, seen working a small stream in the Smoky Mountains. 

                                                        Photo courtesy of Daniela Sams.  

Chris Therssen's Fly Box           This month we welcome a new feature to TCS.  Chris Therssen can tie a fly as pretty as

                                                        anyone I know; I am talking about flies that you frame and hang on the wall.  Chris will share

                                                        his latest project along with a photo and recipe.

New Link                                       This month TCS is proud to sponser a link  to Headwaters Bamboo Rods.  They make affordable

                                                        bamboo rods a reality for a lot of fisherman.  Be sure to check them out.

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In This Issue

                                                        Features                                        

                                                        Up To The Gills In Fun                                                               (A fly fisherman explores still water)

                                                        Chris Therssen's Fly Box                                                           (Death by tail)

                                                        Steelhead Lessons                                                                    (Chuck n Duck Tips for the beginner)

                                                         Essay        

                                                         A Man without an Opener                                                          (Everyday is the opener)                                    

                                                         Time                                                                                               (What you can never get back)

                                                         Author Profile

                                                         Jerry Dennis                                                                                 (Michigan's essay man)

                                                          Fiction

                                                          Alex Moore's Plan                                                                         (A romance writers scheme)

The Editor's note, editorial, and Report have also been updated.

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TCS May Reading List   

Editor's Choice

                                                                                                                             

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