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Fishing for a Clue Early in Season

Miserable weather over the last two weeks has knocked spring fishing back a notch or two and maybe it's just as well. It was obvious to my son and me last week that the fish weren't ready and neither were we. That was clear from the hour and a half it took to assemble materials for a simple trout

Publication: The Washington Post

Thrilling lessons in kayak fishing; New techniques for paddling, casting

Basketball players can wow a crowd with a slam dunk. A couple of kids in a canoe on the Contoocook River seemed impressed when I performed a rolling dunk last Saturday afternoon. They were kind enough to offer their assistance. This fishing season has gone directly from spring deluge to summer

Publication: Concord Monitor

CATCH AND DON'T RELEASE MEMORIES OF BILL

MAMMOTH LAKES - Fishing the season opener at Hot Creek last weekend, every time I saw a big man fishing I thought, oh, there's Bill Sarrocco. It was eerie. You see, Bill died of complications from his cancer treatment last August. Sarrocco was 43 when he passed away. He left behind a wife and two

Publication: Los Angeles Daily News

FISHING ON THE FLY.(Outdoors)

Byline: KARL F. MOFFATT, PHOTO COURTESY OF GREG FAUGHT, GREEN MOUNTAIN ANGLERS Think fly-fishing is too expensive? Truth is, you can't afford to miss it Fishing: Newborn anglers will soon understand So maybe you wanted to learn to fly fish this summer but after a visit to one of Santa Fe's fly

Publication: The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)

OUTDOORS; There's a Moon Out Tonight: Let's Go Fly-Fishing - New York Times

Throughout much of the Northeast some of the best shore-based fly-fishing for striped bass takes place at sundown and thereafter, and it has its special rewards and challenges. Stripers do a lot of nocturnal feeding. As darkness falls, stripers often move inshore in quest of forage fish like sand

Publication: The New York Times

Photographer's vest more than a garment

Earlier this year, I attended a formal wedding. Naturally, I noticed the official wedding photographer. From a distance, he looked like he was wearing a tuxedo. But upon closer examination, I saw that he was wearing a photographer's vest designed to look like a tuxedo. His vest was stuffed with

Publication: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)

Vests

Vests A vest helps organize your tackle by spreading the weight and the bulk evenly around your upper body. The vest ’ s back pocket can hold a light rain jacket and refreshments. A heavily loaded vest, however, is cumbersome and restricts casting movements. Pack only the items that you

Publication: Fly Fishing: The Lifetime Sport