2016 was a great season of fly fishing in New England. As usual, I brought my camera along, and took video throughout the season. Here are some of the highlights — hope you enjoy!
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Fly Fishing the Farmington River
The prior day’s temperature had exceeded 50 — balmy for January. Sunday’s forecast called for high 40’s. With the warm water, clear skies, and snow on the way, we headed south to catch what might be, we thought, one of the last opportunities for reasonably warm winter trout fly fishing in New England.
Read More >>Chasing False Albacore with Pops
At the end of the day, his face red from the sun, Pops was all jokes and laughs. My dad had albie fever.
Read More >>Video: Fly Fishing for Albies off Montauk
At one point, we got into the kind of surface scrum Montauk is famous for: the air was filled with the sound of fish cutting the surface, their backs and bellies sliding over each other. Here’s a video and some photos from the day.
Read More >>A Coast Divided: 2015 Striped Bass Regulations
Before summarizing the new catch limits set by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (AMFSC), let me start with a simple observation: This was the worst year of striped bass fishing in New England I have ever experienced.
Read More >>False Albacore off Watch Hill Rhode Island
A friend of mine had a 20+ albie day last week off Cape Cod. I repeat: a day of more than 20 albies caught, personally. That’s cause for fishing retirement, if I’ve ever heard it; you’ll never have such a good day again.
Read More >>Connecticut Broodstock Salmon Season
Over on his blog, Atlantic Salmon Flies, Ben Bilello — talented classic salmon fly tier, guide, and writer — recently shared some great tips about the upcoming Connecticut broodstock salmon season
Read More >>April Fly Fishing in New England: The Waiting Game
If fly fishing is a sport of delayed expectations — the long winter, the thousand casts — then April, the historic start to trout season and often the month when early schoolies arrive, is typically the month of fulfilled expectations. This year, that may not be the case.
Read More >>Book Review: Salt: Coastal and Flats Fishing Photography
Salt: Coastal and Flats Fishing Photography by Andy Anderson, a new coffee table book exclusively about saltwater fishing, captures the beauty of these places. Published by Rizzoli, who specializes in high-end coffee table books like this, the book is the nicest I’ve seen on the subject.
Read More >>When Will the Spring Fishing Season Arrive?
As the weather begins to warm, many are asking: what will this long winter mean for this year’s fishing season?
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