To access quickly info about the best flies and DIY river spots that have worked for me, links are below. Note that these are all amply-stocked waters that many already visit and about which much information already has been published. I’ve found that many rivers are sub-par. I track in my fishing journal what fly
Pittsburg Pre-Fishing: Day Two
Last night, my buddy Robert came up earlier than expected. This morning, we fished together. Due to the cold, raw, and windy conditions, Murphy’s Dam was a no-go, and we fished below 1st Connecticut Lake instead. There were cars at the usual pullouts as early as 6:30 am. No worries. We hiked further downstream to
Pittsburg Pre-Fishing: Day One
I’m up north for the NH Trout Unlimited Youth Camp and arrived early to fish. I woke up early this morning and fished with Tall Timber’s Mickey Cunliffe. I fished with him last year and had great luck fishing various parts of the Trophy Stretch and the No-Kill section. Today, we fished just the Trophy
Maine’s Grand Lake Stream
I just got back from five days of fishing at Grand Lake Stream in Downeast, Maine. We caught landlocked salmon, smallmouth bass, brookies and suckers. What a fun trip that was. We stayed at Weatherby’s. There were four of us: my buddy Dick, Jim and John (former board members of GBTU) and I. The weather
The Connecticut River Trophy Stretch: Update 4
My daughter decided to sleep in on the morning of our departure from Pittsburg, NH. So, I had two hours to fish and was hoping for the best. I hit a Trophy Stretch spot that I knew had salmon and proceeded to tightline. Nothing. The sun rose and illuminated the river’s surface, and I started to