A video from my time fishing on the Bonaventure River on the Gaspe peninsula — truly a beautiful, beautiful river.
Read More >>Video: Gaspe Atlantic Salmon – Fly Fishing the Bonaventure River
Author Archives: Benjamin Carmichael
Book Review: Casting into the Light by Janet Messineo
Janet Messineo’s book “Casting into the Light” is a powerful story of her life, her grit and determination, as well as of the Martha’s Vineyard Derby and the island itself.
Read More >>Video: Where I Wanna Be – Gaspé Atlantic Salmon Fly Fishing
After a year of lockdown, and the first season I have missed in decades on the Gaspé, with the potential to miss another this year, this video captures how I feel: a strong desire to return to these rivers.
Read More >>Deerfield River Trout Fishing
Last weekend, my good friend Jonas and I headed to the Deerfield. It was cold, brutally cold. As I said to him, sometimes bad ideas make the best memories.
Read More >>Stripers In Our Hands
This year, the angling community will have millions and millions of chances to care for this species. This guest post shares some tips on how to best handle and preserve this species.
Read More >>Video: Icelandic Atlantic Salmon, Holkna River
A short video of our trip to the Holkna River in Iceland — a bucket list trip for me, for sure. The scenery? Stunning.
Read More >>Beulah Trout Spey G2 Review
What did you say? Trout, erm, Spey? You heard that right. Trout Spey. I reviewed the Beulah G2 rod and the concept driving it. Check it out!
Read More >>Podcast Appearance: Our Fishing Lives
Video: Montauk Striped Bass Fall Migration
In motoring out to the famous Montauk point, we found the title scene to Peter Kaminsky’s now famous book, “The Moon Pulled Up an Acre of Bass.” Though the bass were small, the sight was incredible — and sustained.
Read More >>Video: Fly Fishing for Atlantic Salmon on the Gaspé Peninsula
With lots of time and nowhere to go during lockdown, I’ve been working my way through a lot of archival footage. I put together this edit from a trip we took a few years back fly fishing on Quebec’s Gaspe peninsula for Atlantic salmon.
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