Every trip up here, there’s a stretch of cold and rain. It just comes with the territory. That happened yesterday, which meant that fewer people were out on the river. It also meant you had to bundle up. We hit a few spots within the Trophy Stretch, as well as below Murphy Dam. Regarding the
The Connecticut River Trophy Stretch: Update 1
Few places are as hauntingly beautiful and filled with trout as Pittsburg, NH’s Trophy Stretch. I am up here for my 13th stay, on an annual father-daughter trip. My daughter fishes, I guide. I think I get the better part of the deal. I get to hang out with her. For those with older children,
The Deerfield River Trout Spawning Study, Part 1
The Deerfield River Watershed Trout Unlimited Chapter (DRWTU) recently conducted a scientific and volunteer-based survey that found spawning brown trout in the main stem of the upper Deerfield River. This means that there could indeed be wild brown trout in the river. This invaluable resource is being taken for granted by some, but others are doing
Three More Striper Trips
I had five striper trips planned on consecutive days from May 31 to June 4. I was targeting the “peak dawn” period when we want to be on the water both around two hours after high tide and at first light, a coincidence that takes place every two weeks on the new and full moons.