As you may know, I have a love affair with the Connecticut River headwaters up in Pittsburg, NH. It’s a great tailwater with an abundance of fish. It’s where I learned to fly fish. About 10 years ago, guide Bill Bernhardt of Lopstick put me on some trout. I think that first trout on a
Interview: Phil Monahan of Orvis
Phil in Norway If you follow social media for fly fishing, one name appears over and over again: Phil Monahan. He’s the person in charge the Orvis fly fishing blog, among other many responsibilities. So, I dug around and learned that he is a former guide, previously edited “American Angler,” and is a passionate fisherman,
Chasing Wild Browns
I’m a sucker for big brown trout. They’re tough to fool. Up above is a picture from Grant Figura, a guide who covers the Swift, Deerfield, and Westfield East Branch rivers. He recently wrote a blog post about chasing wild browns. While many anglers are chasing the newly-stocked trout, the idea of finding a quieter
Jack’s Interview: Charlie Shadan, Evening Sun Fly Shop
Jack is a blog reader and volunteered to do a guest post (he didn’t want his surname printed). I’m very grateful. Here it is. I recently interviewed Charlie Shadan, owner of Evening Sun Fly Shop in Pepperell, MA, to gain a better understanding about the sport of fly fishing from a business perspective and