Bahamas Draft Fishing Regulations 2016
In case you haven’t heard, The Bahamas has put out a new draft of fishing regulations and licensing requirements. Unlike last year’s proposal, which went nowhere, this year’s does not outright ban...
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Old Rag, Not Just for Hiking
It was a beautiful Tuesday to play hooky. Half the world’s hikers seemed to agree, and the Old Rag parking lot on the eastern edge of Shenandoah National Park was nearly full. Per Hiking Upward, “this...
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Cedar Creek Trout Fishing
My friend Jim called a couple weeks ago and, with a minimal amount of coordination and fuss, I ended up at Double Spur Outfitters in Star Tannery, Virginia, on the last Friday in May with him, Charlie,...
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Poconos Summer
I’ve been spending some time in the Poconos, as I do every summer. A couple weeks ago I found four trout streams I had never fished before. Some photos… My first brown trout, Lehigh River, taken with a...
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Fall Fishing in Shenandoah National Park
As of late last week in Shenandoah National Park, brook trout were not in spawning mode just yet. A few photos from a day pitching dry flies at ’em…
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Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island
In August 2016, my wife and I took a two-week road trip to Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island. I’m just now getting around to writing about it… Big Intervale Fishing Lodge It was the end of our first...
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Start the New Year Right – On the Rapidan
Got out last week for the first time this year, to the Rapidan River, on the edge of and into Shenandoah National Park. That stream never disappoints. Temps were in the mid-50’s, mostly overcast, with...
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Small Stream Fishing – Really Small
I recently headed out to Shenandoah National Park to a very small stream that I’d never heard a thing about. These overlooked bits of water in the park are hit-or-miss, and you never know if they have...
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Before the Cold Snap
Going from 70-degree days in February to the 50’s, 40’s, 30’s, and even a few days in the 20’s in March is pretty tough. Before the temps tanked, dry fly fishing in the mountains was on fire, and the...
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Wild Brown Trout
Wild brown trout are not super abundant here in Virginia. There are a few places you can find them, though. In Shenandoah National Park, there are some streams with viable populations (for better or...
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