As the 2026 fishing season winds down, it is time to break down gear, clean it (especially fly lines), and store it until the water calls in 2…
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Arriving at the boat launch at 4 p.m., the fishing partner had just launched the aluminum V-hull boat. It was a classic old-school Maine fishi…
The New Hampshire Executive Council on Wednesday approved nearly $25,000 in federal funding for “emergency” work targeting invasive spotted lanternflies near the Massachusetts border. The flies, which can damage crops, forests and other plants, were first detected in New Hampshire this August in Salem. It is possible the invasive pest, which is already found in […]
One mantra of the current administration at New Hampshire Fish and Game’s inland fisheries division is increasing opportunity for anglers. And…
Labor Day signals the end of summer. Family vacations are over. The three-day weekend is a last chance to get out and recreate before the fall…
The first time this angler fished Coon Brook Bog was in 1974. After years of hearing about the beautiful brook trout in the bog, Dad finally d…
As the Jeep turned off the pavement, the driver reached down and shifted into four-wheel drive. The road into the remote pond had deteriorated…
A unique kind of beast emerges from the marshlands of the East Coast each July. New England beachgoers know them well: With bulging, Kelly green eyes, and mouthparts that slice into their targets’ skin like scissors, greenhead horseflies can’t be ignored. But with enough data, they can, perhaps, be avoided — at least, that’s what […]
The first grasshoppers were spotted in the garden this week. That sighting quickened the pulse of this trout angler. Fly fishing with a grassh…
Over the 50-odd years of fly fishing, there have been many fly patterns studied and tied with the hope of catching a fish. Some of these flies…