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.
We offer 5 tips to preserve the peace between snowplow drivers and your ever-cleaned driveway. It’s snow and it’s not that hard to get along. You want a clean driveway at all hours and we want clear roads for everyone. A little cooperation and understanding of the bigger picture will get us there.
The annual Trees for Trout collection saved 400 trees from landfills, affording them new lives in a much-loved Wood River next summer. Trout Unlimited and RIDEM joined forces again to save then reestablish Christmas trees to create revetments which will provide shade and shelter to fresh water fishes, like trout. Trout Unlimited beats with a heart of volunteerism and this year was another strong success.
New Year’s Cleanup Time means January is for donating your Christmas tree to Trout Unlimited and shopping with the Surfcasters at Surf Day. You can drop off your tree to help support the Wood River then the following week, shop for new and used fishing gear at the much-anticipated Surf Day. All the details are here.
