Last week, I got the opportunity to be a counselor for the Trout Unlimited Youth Camp in Pittsburg, NH. For five days, children from ages 13 to 16 come and learn important skills. These include casting, fly tying, reading the water, bug ID, and, of course, time on the water. This year, we had nine campers
Author: Ashu Rao
UNH Marine Bio. 2018. Avid Fly Fisher. Southern NH native
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
An Androscoggin Weekend
Sometimes, last-minute plans come together. Since I had no obligations last weekend, I decided to fish the White Mountains. Due to my late planning, I didn’t expect to find a room. Surprisingly, I found one in Gorham at a pretty reasonable rate. Saturday I returned to the wild fish section of the Androscoggin. Last fall,