When Jamie Carr proposed a blog writers’ outing to target big and wild brook trout and landlocked salmon, I was immediately in. So was Ashu Rao. I mean, what’s not to like? Salmonids and fishing buddies go hand-in-hand, and I’ve never fished in Maine. Plus, I had heard that 20″+ brookies were possible. Since the
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‘The Dark Time Is Over’
View this post on Instagram The dark time of fishing is over! 😉 #brooktrout #brookie #salvelinus #salvelinusfontinalis #trout #fish #fishing #flyfish #flyfishing #flyfishingphotography #fins #char #browntrout #wild #wildfish #native #catchandrelease #cleanwater #roadtrip #manature #massoutdoors #massachusetts #repyourwater #wachusett #nature #naturephotography #greatoutdoors #watercolor A post shared by Jamie Carr (@immaculate_fins) on Apr 14, 2019 at 6:05am PDT
Life Lessons from Labrador
It was the fall of 2017, and I was in northern Labrador, waist deep in the McKenzie River. My sloping shoulders portrayed the characteristic posture of a frustrated angler tying on another fly. The river felt cold flowing around my thighs while my flies remained untouched. My angling skills appeared to be no match for
Many Laughs and Many Fish
Fly fishing is amazing. Fly fishing with friends is even better. I’ve said that before, and I really mean it. Today, Alex, Ashu and I got together. What was supposed to be a half-day ended up being much longer. There were many laughs, many fish, and a few tears when fish popped off. Ashu and