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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.
Read More >>DSF Breakthrough: 14x Higher Return Rate for Maine Atlantic Salmon
“Remember the Maine” goes the saying, but soon it may be “Remember Maine’s salmon rivers” with the breakthrough work of the Peter Gray Parr Project (PGPP).
Read More >>Video: Iceland Trout and Char
A few years ago, my good friend Jonas and I went to Iceland to chase Atlantic salmon. At the urging of our host, we added a day and a half onto the front end to fly fish for trout and char. I was skeptical at first, but what a great decision that was in the end.
Read More >>Take Action: Development Threatens Red Brook
There are few success stories in New England like the success of Red Brook — and now it is threatened with possible destruction. Read more and action now.
Read More >>Video: Grand Cascapedia Lake Branch 2017
We spent the day canoeing down the Lake Branch of the Grand Cascapedia in search of salmon.
Read More >>Solo Stove Yukon Fire Pit Review: Low Smoke, High Stoke
Every year we would go camping in Maine, and every year my grandfather would say the same thing while we shuffled around the fire pit: “You know smoke only blows in the face of the idiot, right?”
Read More >>The Gift of Striped Bass & Bluefish on Cape Cod
This year, I needed to be outside more than ever because I spent more time than ever inside. Fishing was more than a hobby, it was a salve — and, when no vaccine was available, my only treatment.
Read More >>Ooni Pro Pizza Oven Review: The best addition to your COVID kitchen
I set out to master making pizza during COVID. The Ooni Pro has exceeded all expectations.
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