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NH’s Anxious Angler
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Fly fishing protocol states that the fly fishing experience should be serene and almost cathartic. Fly fishing and relaxing are supposed to be one in the same.
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Fly fishing protocol states that the fly fishing experience should be serene and almost cathartic. Fly fishing and relaxing are supposed to be one in the same.
I was excited to head back north to some of the rivers that flow into Winnipesaukee after such a successful outing a few weeks before. I felt like I was finally figuring things out. Then the rains came.
So I grabbed a cup of coffee and a protein bar at my local 7-11 and headed north to some of the tributaries that flow into Lake Winnipesaukee.
On a Tuesday evening, deep in the bowels of The Memorial Union Building (The MUB), sits a group of about twenty young men and women with fly tying vises in front of them. This evening, master fly tier and former UNH athletic trainer, Scott Biron is teaching the group to tie a streamer pattern which is sure to catch trout on New Hampshire’s lakes and ponds.
February had its claws on the river. The banks were covered in snow and the edges of the river had ribbons of ice lining both sides, yet it was an improvement over last week when the temperature was a minus 27 with the wind chill.
The Vernal Equinox means different things to different people. For fly Fishers it means more time on the water with a fly rod in your hand.
Winter is winding down, although begrudgingly. Just when I think the weather is going to cooperate enough to get back on the water, another storm comes along or the Montreal Express comes down to put us in a big freeze.
Growing up, if you wanted to find some fly fishing information, you either bought a copy of Field and Stream or you watched Gadabout Gaddis on television. Gadabout would travel to some iconic fly fishing spots with friends, and famous people.
The air was electric. The feeling was like three kids going to a candy store with no parental supervision, but with adult money.