Reel Adventures of Fly Fishing
Sometimes the best fishing can be found in your own back yard. No extra packing, planning or plane trips. Just pure and simple fun. This morning I got up early and secured the kayak on the rack using 2 bungees. The one-mile trip on backroads to … [Continue reading] about Mill Pond Morning
Fall in Connecticut is one of my favorite times to fish. Daily highs drop into the 70's. The air is crisp with light winds. Fishing pressure drops as some anglers turn their sights (pun intended) to hunting. Today was one of those perfect days. … [Continue reading] about Fall Kayak Fishing
Had a chance to review one of Redington's latest offerings, the Butter Stick fiberglass fly rod. I enjoy making and fishing fiberglass rods, so when I saw the press release a couple of months ago I immediately put my name in the hat to test it. To … [Continue reading] about Product Review: Bending the Butter Stick
Spent an hour on the local pond, picking up bream with small balsa poppers. Almost every cast yielded a fish, including some small bass. Today's preferred color was black. Most of my casting is made from the steep side of the … [Continue reading] about Pondwork
Had a chance to swing by the Farmington for a couple of hours on the way back from a business trip. Temps barely reached 80, and the wind was light and dry. The end of summer tube hatch was in full swing. Although I chose a lesser known fork in … [Continue reading] about A Grand Slam . . . Sort Of