I promised myself that I would not do three things if I went fishing today. Then I went and broke two of my three promises. As mentioned in a previous Blogflyfish article, a week from today I will undergo hip replacement surgery. It’s questionable whether I should be out trying to wade around in a
Author: Bill Hager
Fly Fishing While Handicapped
Have you ever wondered, “How many more years will I be able to fly fish?” I’ve tried to avoid that question for a long time, hoping that if I didn’t think about it, I’d never have to deal with the inevitable effects of an aging body. I love reading about old geezers who are 20
Letter to My Unmarried Daughters
Dearest daughters, Please allow me to offer some fatherly advice about where to find a man with whom to share the rest of your life. Spoiler alert: this may involve the purchase of waders and a fly rod. As you well know, most of my input to you up until this point, in this regard,
Fall Fishing the Farmington
The Swift, the Farmington, or the Deerfield? Those were the choices last weekend unless we want to fish for trout in one of the ponds in Cape Cod that were stocked multiple times this fall. MassWildlife continues to stock ponds of vast importance like the Little Alum, Baddacook, and Singletary while treating the Housatonic, Quinnepoxet,