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.
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The water? 52 degrees. The air? A bluebird 65-70. The Hendricksons? Hatching with profligacy. The trout? Unseen and nearly unfelt.
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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.
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Information about the 7th Annual fly tying demonstration happening March 23rd at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, MA.
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I have heard it commonly said that there are more books written about fly fishing than all other sports combined. Mind you, this is always said by fly fishermen, and often by the literary among them, and so I take it with a heavy grain of salt. And yet there is no shortage of writing about fly fishing.
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The folks at The Bear’s Den are at it again with their fly fishing expo. Held this Saturday, February 22nd, this year the show is doing triple duty: fly fishing expo, 25th anniversary celebration, and host of the Fly Fishing Film Festival. Full lineup of events in the post.
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The Marlborough Fly Fishing show 2014 proved to be an exception. In conversation with a few people, all noted how they thought this year’s show was bigger, and how more people attended. The only question was: will it be the exception, or the beginning of a trend?
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The Fly Fishing Film Tour (f3t) 2014 is coming to the Bear’s Den fly shop on February 22nd. Well, close — it’s being hosted by the Bear’s Den at the Taunton Inn and Conference Center. The info is not yet on the Bear’s Den website, but follow the link below to buy a ticket today and to watch a bunch of trailers.
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This is the last weekend to visit James Prosek’s beautiful and eclectic art show at the Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA. Go while you can — James’s paintings are truly beautiful. Below are some samples from the exhibit. Below that art some more details. With the Marlborough show a few weeks away, and large drifts of snow on the ground, you’re not going fishing this weekend. So go see James’s art.
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the Marlborough Fly Fishing show — New England’s premier winter fly fishing show — is fast approaching. It’s time to put it on the calendar and buy tickets.
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