Over the course of the blog, I have discussed many tips and tricks to catching more, and larger, trout. Although this is very helpful, there is more to the experience of fishing than just fishing for, and catching trout.  Although the actual act of fishing is, in my opinion, the best part of fly-fishing, the [...]

Today was a great day of fishing. I and a number of other men and women hosted a fishing derby for inner-city children, and children with special needs. Although the day was fairly slow, and there was not a huge number of fish caught, the day was very productive in that it gave us the opportunity [...]

The season has begun, and certainly on a good note for many of the fishermen around the country. I spent opening day this year on the Natchaug River in northeastern Connecticut. Although I did not get the opportunity to do much fishing, I did have the pleasure of sharing the art of fly-fishing with a [...]

Each November, I look forward to heading up north to do some fishing during the steelhead and salmon runs. One specific trip is permanently inscribed in my mind as one of the greatest eye-openers in my career of fly fishing. After a sleepless night spent in a makeshift ‘motel,’ that seemed to be constructed [...]

For all of those fishermen out there that fish simply for the joy of fishing, and wish to simply have a good time, I have the perfect plan for you.
When I was a young teen, and was just starting to learn to fly fish, a close friend of the family used to take [...]

When I was about ten years old, I was out fly fishing on the river behind our house. My day was wonderful. Trout were biting, hatches were rising, and it seemed as though everything was just grand. Unfortunately, this beautiful state of affairs was brutally interrupted by a sheering pain that ran down my hand. [...]

Today I chose simply to share with you a fishing tale from my past. Throughout my entire life, my family has owned a campground on the Natchaug River in Connecticut. The river is currently deemed a ‘trophy management stream,’ and has many great fishing holes.
One summer day, when I was about 14 years [...]

When I first began fly fishing, I was introduced to a streamer that has kept with me for many years: the Squirrel Tail. This pattern was the first that I learned to tie, as well as the first that I learned to cast. Furthermore, this pattern has caught not only my first fish, but the [...]

As we are approaching fishing season, there are certain etiquettes that should be discussed.
One of the most important rules of fly fishing is that a fisherman should never, under any circumstances, ‘cull.’
Culling is the very inconsiderate practice of keeping a trout in a creel, and then, after catching larger trout, returns the spent trout to [...]

I was walking through a large outdoors store yesterday, and I was looking at new fishing products. I came across one product that is very useful, but was very overpriced, and led me to write this blog.
The product was a package of three fur strike indicators, and It was priced at close to four dollars. [...]