If you have a limited amount of vacation time and love to travel and fish, you’ll need to be crafty to stretch the calendar. “PTO Hacking” has become a common strategy and if you don’t use it you’re missing out.

Based on my social media feed, many people think that I’m constantly gone, but the truth is that I’m in my desk chair far more days than I’m away. In the interest of transparency (and to inspire some of you to be equally creative), here’s how 2022 played out in terms of using my allotted vacation time.