There are everyday anglers and then there are guides. There are guides and then there are those with afición, as Hemingway described in The Sun Also Rises. These are people with deep passion for something. I would put Derrick Kirkpatrick and Zach St. Amand in that bucket. I was fortunate to take a fly-tying clinic
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Salvaged Trip
A buddy and I have an annual fishing trip. It usually involves a float trip somewhere in New England, a couple of good meals, and much catching up. I have been dead set on floating one of the premier rivers in Western Mass. This river has been quite the mystery to me, as I have
Salmon River Steelhead 2022
With one of my two jobs temporarily done until January, I looked at the calendar and realized that I could squeeze in a fishing trip. In the winter, there’s really one fish I want to see: steelhead! It had been a few years since I last was up in Pulaski, NY. It’s a very friendly
Bluefish on the Fly: Fighting Tooth and Nail
Catching bluefish with a fly rod is some of the most fun I’ve ever had in the great outdoors. They are underrated quarry, overshadowed by the more popular striped bass. Pound for pound, they fight harder than striped bass. I’m here to tell you that landing a decent bluefish on a fly rod approaches the