"Lagniappe" (Lan-Yap) is a Cajun word that means “a little something extra." Capt. Ron has some lagniappe for you. When not on the water, Capt. Ron occasionally likes to put pen to paper to write stories, essays, and occasionally even a little fiction. Here are some pieces that come from Ron’s pen:
A Glimpse Beyond Fishing
Return to the Back of the Boat – A Journey Back to Guiding
(Published as a feature in the Spring 2025 issue of The Drake magazine)
Among the Old Trees—Finding Solace in Ancient Cypress
Pole Dancing – The Dance That is Fly Fishing From a Poling Skiff
Lost Highway – The Impermanence of the Marsh
The Vanishing: Adapting to a Changing Fishery
(Published as the “Red Spread” in the Winter 2016 issue of The Drake Magazine.)
Broken Gear – You’re Not Having Fun Till S%#@ Gets Broke
Wrestling Alligators—A Little “Plausible Fiction”
Searching for the T.F.Z. – Trying to Find Solitude
(Published as the “Red Spread” in the Summer 2014 issue of The Drake Magazine)