Thirsty For Pulaski’s Salmon River, we were driven, by a Royale Coach no less, in pursuit of chinook salmon and chasing steelhead. Bob Littlefield drove all the roads where fish might be as I managed his vegan diet and lack of catching any fish. But we travelled in style through upstate New York, meeting people but not fish and savoring some farm cuisine we came so close to catching. It’s a journey, this Pulaski fishing thing.
Pulaski Salmon, For Some means there are fish in a pretty river and those in the know will catch some and some will write about the opposite. This was a great trip, casting in God’s country for steelhead and salmon but sometimes, you just don’t catch the fish, even after you found the fish.
I have fished for decades yet still burst with excitement at even a hint of a swirl or splash near me. Striper fishing through fall’s twilight is a magic reminder of how special this season is for fishers and hunters. This week, read how to stalk and catch big bass in shallow water, armed with shooting stars and dark waters.
On a pretty late spring day, Cora waited a long time, watching a bobber, hoping for that first amazing trout. The Surfcasters made it happen. The Narragansett Surfcasters, lead by Bruce Bain, held another Take A Kid Fishing Day and this time, one sweet young woman left with a memories and maye a new perspective on life.
With midges and an ace guide, we fished Massachusett’s Deerfield River for rainbow, brook and pretty, elusive wild browns. Joe Benson was our guide; he led us easily and wisely, we caught, released and missed a few along the Charlemont stretch of America’s hardest working river. It was the best day eva.
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Brackish Outfitters builds lifetime rods for anglers who appreciate silent streams, city canals and big surf beaches. Owner Geoff Klane ties flies, builds rods and guides clients through deep wooded stretches in search of wild brook trout and long runs of Cape Cod beaches where stripers lurk. Each build is art.
Titan Pro’s 55Q cooler may be one of your best longlife gear purchases. It proved to be tough, very well designed in every way and performed with a common sense approach to adventure food and drink storage. The designers did not miss a thing. This gets the very first Fish Wrap Seal of Approval.
Each new spring offers opportunity and peaceful adventures for salt pond anglers. I return to a favorite secret striper cove, partially undiscovered, silently sublimely obvious, teeming with chances for whatever we call fishing success. Spring revives us, she unlatches her gate to a warm summer, so in this piece, we begin a new fishing year with hope tucked away in plain sight.
RITU’s Annual Fundraiser Banquet is not to be missed by anyone who appreciates cold water conservation, a fine dinner and cool gear auctions both live and silent. With George Daniel at the podium after dinner, you will stock up on gear and advise on how to cast and fish more effectively. This is a wonderful afternoon that supports Trout Unlimited in Rhode Island.
