After a summer of record high temperatures, intense humidity and plenty of harsh weather, I couldn’t be more grateful for September. I’m not much of a summer person to begin with. That’s partly because I just don’t get the same fishing opportunities that come with spring, fall and even winter. I think many anglers who
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
Rainbows at DePuy Spring Creek
My parents decided to celebrate their 50th anniversary in a cool way: a family trip to Montana. This trip was modelled after one a generation earlier, when my grandparents, my uncle, and my mom and dad brought my sister and me along on a Yellowstone Park adventure in the late 1980s. The stories from that
In Defense of Stocked Waters, First-Timers, and Fin Addictions
I have kept my word. I have got out trout fishing more this year than last. That brings the grand total up to three times. Not every trip is noteworthy, but third-times-a-charm as they say. As my roots have slowly tapped into my new home in VA, I have started making friends and not least