The winter blues are starting to set in for me. The cold snap last week shut down fishing on my local freestones, and they are mostly frozen over now. I find that fishing these conditions is neither productive nor safe, so I opted for greener pastures at the Swift. I was ecstatic when good friend
Author: Ashu Rao
UNH Marine Bio. 2018. Avid Fly Fisher. Southern NH native
All or Nothing
I fished the Exeter last Saturday morning with my good friend, Lars. Since we both had afternoon plans, we met up early in the morning. This trip was a bit of a reset for both of us. The prior weekend, I broke my 10.5′ Cortland competition nymph rod while fishing the Farmington with Jo and
A Quick Stop
I did a quick trip to the Nissitissit while visiting the folks on Saturday (our free river guide here). There are a couple spots close to my parents’ house, and so, naturally, I couldn’t resist. I have sort of a love-hate relationship with the Nissi. On one hand, it is fairly easy to access and
Change of Plans
I normally fish for pre-spawn brookies in the White Mountains in early September every year. The fishing is at its best this time of year; fish are feeding heavily in preparation for winter and larger fish are often on the move. However, with spawning being the main focus, the fishing tends to taper off very