My old wading jacket began leaking recently — leaking badly, in fact, when I was deep down a logging road, two hours from a town, more than 10 from home, with no other jacket with me — and so I set out find a new jacket.
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I’m writing today about a company you likely don’t know about, but one you should. But first, let me start with the humble bag.
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There are times when the season aligns with a long weekend to provide the perfect weekend. This weekend was one such weekend.
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Greetings, everyone. It’s an honor to be writing on Ben’s great site. I’m presenting a recap of a recent trip to Montana. What a place!
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The other day I went fishing with my friend Jared off the coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. We were after albies. What we found was an incredible pile of bait. I posted a video about that here. Here’s some photos from the day — and what day it was.
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For the 2015 season, I’ve been testing Hatch’s Nomad pliers. I’ve put them through a battery of tests and, at the end of the season, I can say that they are my favorite pliers on the market. Here’s why.
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This weekend I went out fishing on Buzzards Bay with my good friend Jared. I’d been hearing reports of the incredibly strong albie bite, and so we set out in search of the little tunny’s. What we found was remarkable, and not what I was expecting.
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What became clear to me quite quickly was this: If I lived this close to trout water this beautiful, I’d likely be living in a trailer. It’s just too darn beautiful.
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This morning, I’m sitting at my desk, still working down my coffee, when I get the following message: “Dude. I caught 14 albies from shore this morning.” Had I not had a stable mug, I would have spilled all over myself.
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I’m proud to share that my dad has published a new book. This one, called Side Casts, builds off of his prior collection of non-fiction essays called 8 By Carmichael with more stories of both renowned and sometimes forgotten fly fishing figures, places, and innovations.
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