it’s the alarm clock of fall, ringing in the arrival of false albacore, the speed junkies of salt, New England’s most beautiful saltwater fish, and one of the most entertaining to catch on a fly.
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I’ve tried some of the sturdier sandals out there, but they never seemed like quite what I was looking for. Does it have to be that way, I wondered?
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It’s time for Gear & Beer Volume II, featuring the Simms Intruder wading boot paired with Funky Bow G-String pale ale, a great beer from Lyman, Maine.
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We’ve loved using the Fishpond Thunderhead sling pack this summer. It’s comfortable, it’s water-tight, and, at just under $200, it’s at a comparable price point to the other sling packs out there.
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Earlier this spring, my dad and I went out chasing schoolies. I brought my drone, and got some great footage.
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So much about fly fishing is filtered through your eye: sight fishing for rising trout or daisy chaining tarpon, identifying the bait, locating the fish, and, occasionally, setting the hook. Even the aesthetics — the mountain background to a freestone stream, the color of Caribbean water — are a large part of why we go to the places we do to chase fish, with some urban carp being a notable exception.
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Last week I went in search of trout on the Deerfield River. Nestled into a beautiful valley in Western MA the Deerfield is a great river to float or to wade — you just have to be sure to hit the flow right.
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This past weekend, as I was fly fishing in Southern Maine, I came across some huge bait balls. See below for some photos of the fun. Video coming soon!
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I spent this past weekend playing around with a new toy. Here are some of the aerial shots that I got of Goosefare Brooke, the brook next to my parents’ house in Maine. So. Beautiful.
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