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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.
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Author John Maclean Donates To UNH’s Milne Collection
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When I saw that John N. Maclean put out an edition of the “Big Two-Hearted River” for which he did the foreword, I had to have a copy for my collection and personal library.
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It Is All About The Tug
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Strengthening the knee to get back out on the water has been a long process. If I did the majority of my fly fishing from a canoe or a drift boat, I might not be so particular and thorough about my knee rehabilitation.
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They’re Paving Paradise Like Joni Mitchell Said
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On the way home I drove by my spot and my heart sank. It was a realtor’s “For Sale” sign. All I could think of was Joni Mitchell’s song “Big Yellow Taxi” and the verse, “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.”
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Glad For the Groundhog
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A couple of days of fifty and sixty degree weather has me shedding my winter coat and heading for the river to fight the crowd. The spring-like weather had produced a “Hatch” of fly fishers on the river.
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Blue Lining, Maps and Apps Fun for Fly Fishers
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Blue lining refers to the fact that the blue lines on maps indicate rivers and streams, which in turn means the possibility of fishy water.
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New Fishing License Made Me Happy Like It Was Taylor Swift Tickets
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You occasionally hear people complaining about the price of a New Hampshire fishing license. A resident fishing license is forty-five dollars, which breaks down to twelve cents a day. I spend more on coffee a day.
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What Does Your Fly Fisher Want for Christmas?
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I love the six hundred dollar barn jackets and the one hundred dollar jeans. I’m sure I would cut a dashing figure on the river, but I don’t think they would help me catch fish. I am sure I would feel alot better about not catching fish if I did wear them.