Well, the trip to the Cape was postponed a couple of weeks due to conflicting plans calling me to the mountain regions of Northern New Hampshire. Fortunately, prior to my leaving for this chilly climate, I was able to stumble across a wonderful topic to discuss, the hibernatory habits of freshwater bass.

As you may have [...]

In the past I have written about the importance of bamboo rod maintenance and use. Today I would like to take time to point out one more precautionary measure that should never be overlooked when storing a bamboo fly rod.

Although sealed cases are popular among most fishermen, many of us have that special, handcrafted, bamboo [...]

I recently received the invitation to go on a short fly fishing excursion in Cape Cod. I, and a handful of other fly fishermen will be literally spending every waking moment on the waters edge. With this trip coming up, I would like to take time discussing one key aspect of salt water fishing.
Because of [...]

For the typical, New England, clear water fly fishermen, trout season tends to stretch primarily from opening day, the third Saturday in April, to about late may, into early July, when the temperature begins to rise, and the water levels begin to drop. Although this sad state of affairs has mostly become accepted as typical [...]

As I stated yesterday, the majority of Midwest fly fishing is ‘dark water.’ Although this is true, clear water fishing is a huge industry in other, more mountainous, areas of New Mexico. When traveling through the mountainous regions around Los Alamos, I met up with two men who were preparing to fish a small, clear [...]

I just recently returned from the lovely state of New Mexico where I had the opportunity to spend a few weeks on the Dine’, or more commonly, the Navajo, Reservation. While there, I was able to travel to a number of different streams and rivers, in search of a native that could give me the [...]