One of the great things about having grandsons is being able to join them on their life journey. Getting to share their highs and their lows. Sharing wisdom with the hindsight that makes them better human beings and laughing along with them as they try to develop and grow.
Walking out of the “pond that shall not be named,” a tear came to my eye. This will be the last time there is an opening day on this pond. The State Fish and Game has plans to remove the “quality pond” designation and replace it with the general law designation for the pond. This means that …
One of the great things about angling is that there is a season. When the season ends, it is the end of a chapter in the book of life. When the new season begins, there is a reawakening. A chance to begin anew. A chance to start a new chapter.
The cellphone started flashing like the blinking turn signal at our intersections. The text messages were hot and heavy. A customer from up north had discovered that roads to trout ponds were being gated, and that access for the opening of the designated trout pond season would be delayed un…
April is a cruel month for open-water anglers. The days are longer and the sun is warmer. Insects begin to hatch. Snowbanks start to shrink. Deer take to the fields in search of the first shoots of vegetation. Spring is a rebirth and a reminder of the hope of things to come.
April 1 is a popular holiday to pull pranks on friends. It is a chance to laugh at ourselves and each other without causing harm. But for anglers, April 1 is a time to stop fooling around and get serious about their sport.
Each month, this angler and shop owner travels to Concord to sit in the audience and watch the proceedings of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Commission. As one whose recreational enjoyment and livelihood depend on the management of the state’s wildlife resources, it is time well spent. One …
Every year around this time, Lyars & Tyers fly tying chooses to honor Saint Patrick’s Day by tying flies that are green in coloration. And Kelly green. Not olive green. Not forest green. Kelly green!
Musings and observations while waiting for the clocks to spring ahead one hour.
Tim Flagler is one of today’s preeminent fly tyers. Flagler embraced the YouTube format early on and became known worldwide as the easygoing, porch-sitting cabin guy who could share a yarn as well as tie a good fly.
Attending the February New Hampshire Fish & Game Commission meeting held at the Owl Brook Outdoors Education Center in Holderness (stop by sometime; it is a paradise for outdoors enthusiasts with target ranges and trails), there was a presentation by Inland Fisheries on the new fishing t…
Anglers are dreamers. We dream about wild places and the fish they hold. We dream about serenity and the comfort it brings. We dream of catching a fish that will stay in the mind’s eye forever.
Behind the counter at the shop is where this angler keeps his collection of resource books. This includes fly-tying books, where-to-fish books and gazetteers. The idea is to have at hand the resources necessary to answer fellow anglers’ questions and questions that pop into the mind of this angler.
With the recent news that Gov. Kelly Ayotte has reached an agreement to resume logging in the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Working Forest, thank you, Governor. It brought back many memories of how logging was an integral part of accessing remote trout waters.
When one is a beginner fly angler, the choice of a fly to place on the end of the line is a constant challenge. For those experienced in the art form, the choice of fly can be broken down into two steps: match the size of the bug and then match the color of the bug. In fly fishing, size does…
Today, Jan. 17, is one of the two free fishing days in New Hampshire. It is an opportunity for those who wonder what angling is all about to try the sport without having to purchase a fishing license. This is available to all anglers, including both residents and non-residents, and the free …