Reel Adventures of Fly Fishing
For most of us in New England, spring has been slow in coming this year. April continued to deliver snow and cold, and the heavy rains of the past two days have left us with with flooding, washed out roads and streams swollen with water that could … [Continue reading] about A Day of Spring
Saturday was opening day of trout season in Connecticut. My first fish was . . . not a trout. That's right. Instead of hitting a local river for rainbows, browns and brookies, I spent most of the day waiting for a plumber to arrive and unclog … [Continue reading] about My First Fish of 2014
Most weekends my wife and I take morning walks with the dog. Sometimes our neighbors join in, and on rare occasions, the kids tag along. We travel through the neighborhood, passing homes, horses, barns, ponds and streams. As the seasons change, … [Continue reading] about A Few Non-fishing Pics from the Morning Walk
We're now coming to the time of the year when ice becomes a serious consideration, impacting when, where and how we fish. Yesterday was the first time this year that I've had to deal with it. There have been a few recent leaf catching encounters, … [Continue reading] about Cold As Ice
At some point in time, most of us have driven by skinny waters close to home and wondered if they're fishable. For whatever reason, we decide not to explore their potential, dismissing them as too small or classifying them as drainage. Yesterday I … [Continue reading] about Changing My Mind: Exploring a Small Stream for Wild Trout, November 2013