New England fall — the season of leaves, apple cider donuts, the fall migration, and the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby. The Derby — which, after 73 years is, like Bono or Cher, known simply as “The Derby” — captivates the island, its tourists and others like me; those who are drawn to fishing by a deep, unrelenting magnetism.
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This weekend a few of us went to Cape Cod to fish for false albacore — and albacore we did find. The weather went from downright plague-like to beautiful, but the chew stayed fairly strong. Here’s some photos from the weekend.
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Bonito. Striped bass. And bluefish. When it comes to this late summer / early fall tripled header, there’s nothin bettah!
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In looking forward to the 73rd Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby which starts this Sunday, I dug up some old photos of a derby trip. I can’t wait to get back out there! Only wish they had more of a catch and release presence… Still! The photo release contest is a start! Hope to see many of you out there!
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A summary of my trip Atlantic salmon fishing to the Gaspé peninsula in Canada, including the Grand Cascapedia, Matapedia, and Bonaventure.
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In preparing for this season, I’ve been going through photos from past seasons and came across these. They were taken in Maine on day with some high surf following a summer storm. My dad (6′ 4″ or so) was jumping into and out of the waves, and getting drenched. I was playing with some longer exposures, to get the water moving.
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This past season I used Filson’s Tin Cloth Fishing Pack for all of my Atlantic salmon and trout fishing. I was drawn to it for a few reasons — its material, aesthetic, manufacturing origin. It’s a great product.
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This is a great event — from one of my favorite fly shops. 15th Annual Fly Fishing Expo, March 31st, 2018, 9:00am till 4:00pm Rain or Shine!
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What do we want our community to look like? This is the question that motivated this site in the first place. What do you want our New England fly fishing community to look like in 10 years? 20? I’d sincerely love to hear your thoughts. Please leave them in the comments below.
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In the end, the Sage Salt HD and the Rio Coastal Quickshooter XP was my favorite saltwater combination of 2017. Once spring rolls around, and stripers start feeding again, I’ll keep reaching for it. It’s just that good.
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