You’re on that long-anticipated fishing trip, you know, the one you’ve been looking forward to all year. You’re on the water and … it’s slow. You hear the stories from other anglers that seem to be doing pretty well, but you don’t quite have the right fly or set up for the situation at hand. Time is a wastin’ and how can you save this trip from going down as a forgettable one?
Surely I’m not the only fisherman that visits other rivers, sometimes not so close to where I live, in order to test my skills and catch fish on another river I’m mostly unfamiliar with. Exploration of new water and the possibility of success on it can be a tremendous pull for a fisherman, and I’ve certainly fallen victim to the desire to conquer new rivers, all in the pursuit of fishing glory.
Pretty good article from Hatch Magazine on a topic that every winter fisherman should be concerned with – how to best protect the fish that we catch when releasing them to fight another day.
Read on, amigos …
We love taking pictures of fish that we catch, but perhaps we can all do it a little better so as not to create stress for our trout and salmon …
Lots of tall tales and bull will be slung carelessly this weekend at our booth at The Fly Fishing Show in Marlborough, MA. Come out, talk fishing, Pittsburg and Tall Timber with us – it’ll be fun!
December is a difficult month if you’re a fisherman … it’s the time of the year where we take stock of the season that just passed and look forward to the fishing season yet to come. A time for reflection in other words.