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Fishing Bamboo Fly Rods in NH
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One of my hobbies is buying and selling fly fishing equipment. Before I started fly fishing I would come across bamboo fly rods and occasionally pick them up if the price was right.
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Fly Fishing the Kancamagus
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One of my fly fishing challenges every year is to fish waters that are new to me. This is never a problem in a state like New Hampshire because there is so much water to fish.
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Fishing New Hampshire’s Connecticut River Trophy Stretch
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Hidden in the headwaters of the Connecticut River in northern New Hampshire lies the Trophy Stretch. This two and a half miles of fly fishing only water connects First Connecticut Lake and Lake Francis in Pittsburg, New Hampshire.
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Fly Fishing Friends Are The Best
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Some enjoy fishing ponds on float tubes while there are those who like to backpack into remote ponds or streams, and that is just the tip of the iceberg.
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The Fly Fisher’s YouTube Rabbit Hole
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I am not that “Old School” that I would say technology is the devil, but there are times. Nothing can burn up more time than watching YouTube videos.
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Fly Fishing in New Hampshire’s Small Streams
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Most anglers will choose a body of water to fish and that will dictate the fly rod they will use. During the winter and spring I have been fishing larger rivers like the Cocheco, the Lamprey Rivers.
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Writing on the Fly: Fly Fishing and Collecting
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Collecting can be an addiction. The first item that I remember collecting were Topps baseball cards when I was six or seven.
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Fishing Mad Beaver Pond, My Local Favorite
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In New Hampshire, the trout ponds open their season on the fourth Saturday of April. I try to avoid “Opening Day” like the plague.
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Writing on the Fly: Chasing ‘Rainbows’
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I enjoy small stream fishing. Catching beautiful brook trout on a light weight fly rod is a joy. Catching them on a dry fly is even more enjoyable. Brookies are the gems of New Hampshire mountain streams.