A year full of characters, present and past tense
Each year it’s fun to reflect on some of the fishing characters we met on the water. Randy Julius is a favorite one, who left us far too soon.
One last look before closing the barn door
Winter, with her drapings of snow, curtains of north wind and blankets of ice to freeze ponds and pines, is near. She is challenging sportsmen kicking withered leaves against breaths of cold air and long nights. Wood stoves are replacing beach fires as daylight...
Simpson Salt Pond Pirates
The Simpson brothers are exceptional anglers who have overcome great strife to become great young men.
Stripers and tourists moving south
Summer is a gift to fishermen and this year is no exception. Certainly it’s been a solidly slower striper year but there’s lots of speculations for that situation. Bass are moving south with the tourists to Brenton Reef, Beavertail and all those lovely south facing...
Stone Walls and Stripers
Is There Writing On The Stone Wall for Stripers? Are we taking more than we need and arefireflies telling us so? Are we running out of space, on land and sea? And will this be one of those pieces we refer to when we sit around a table and say, “Damn?” For now, catch and release and stop trying to conquer the world with a lawn mower. Let Nature be in charge for once.
