Reel Adventures of Fly Fishing
I really need to check the weather app on my phone more often. For Saturday afternoon, I planned a quick kayak fishing trip to a local lake. It was the first day of the year that you could comfortably wear shorts, and my cadaver-white legs were in … [Continue reading] about Bass After The Rain
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