It’s 11 degrees outside as I write this last post of 2017. The pellet stove runs nonstop. Tippet wears a sweater and completes her outside breaks in record time. I’m usually covered in some combination of wool, down and fleece before I step outside. In short, winter is here. The amount of daylight is much too […]
Fishing Dog
October 6, 2017 by 1 Comment
Fish Per Minute
August 20, 2016 by 6 Comments
Ankle-Deep
June 19, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Sometimes turning right or left makes all the difference. In this case it was a left. I pulled off the main road on to a cul de sac side street. A gas station, multifamily homes and a two-story commercial building lined the sides of the well-traveled path. A half mile downstream is a TMA, regularly […]
On The Fly Show #7: Open House at Angler’s Den
March 3, 2016 by Leave a Comment
This was our second on-location shoot at Angler’s Den in Pawling, NY. Each year it just gets better. It was another great day and a well-attended event, with much milder weather. This year we spent some time watching great fly tiers at work, including Frank DeGrazio, Nicole Seymour and “Steelhead” Steve Yewchuck. We also learned about Art […]
Product Review: Fishpond Buckhorn Sling
December 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Had a chance to review the Fishpond Buckhorn Sling for the past few weeks. I’ve used other Fishpond products before, and find them to be well constructed with plenty of useful features. Here are a few of the specifics from the product spec for the Buckhorn Sling: Cyclepond Fishpond fabric YKK Aquaguard #8 external water resistant zippered […]
Did I Catch One Fish or Two? A Sad and Tangled Tail
December 13, 2015 by 3 Comments
Took advantage of one of the last mild days in December and hit the Housatonic River for an afternoon. Had the water to myself. The solitude was welcome. I soaked in the beautiful day, which felt more like October than December. The train was one of the few interruptions. My olive and tinsel streamer connected […]
A Fall Day on the Housatonic
October 9, 2015 by 2 Comments
Product Review: Redington Hydrogen Fly Rod
September 28, 2015 by 1 Comment
A Morning Smallie Run to the Housatonic
September 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
September has started off unusually warm, offering us an extra week of summer-like conditions. While not entirely undesirable, the hot and rainless days have given us lower river flows and water temperatures that may not be safe for trout fishing. With 6 wt in hand, I headed to the Housatonic for a morning smallie session. […]
Chasing Housatonic Smallmouth
August 23, 2015 by 1 Comment
This weekend I had a chance to get out on the Housatonic River and chase smallmouth with members of Mianus TU. They’re a great bunch of folks and their events are always fun and well attended. Overall the fishing was good. I stuck to streamers, and brought fish to hand using an olive woolly bugger, […]
