To be fair, both men and women utilize the same techniques for actually casting a fly rod. In fact, women are often more successful at the onset as they typically don’t “muscle” the fly rod. Nevertheless, from a learning perspective,… Read More »Women’s fly casting clinic
As a Cape Cod Saltwater Fly Fishing Guide for more than twenty years, I have guided hundreds of striped bass anglers aboard my 20’ center console boat. In those years my clients have been experts, novices, and everyone in between. … Read More »saltwater fly fishing
Spring is popping up all over New England, even here on Cape Cod. Now is a great time to book your 2022 fishing trip(s). Your next fishing charter should be something to look forward to, perhaps even the highlight of… Read More »Your Next fishing charter
However, the birds are chirping… the Right Whales are in the bay…and spring is nearing, Cape Cod is blustery today! My ‘things to do’ list reads: AA batteries, new road bike tires, plant fertilizer, and 8 weight fly line. Looks like… Read More »Cape cod is blustery today
When opportunity knocks, the best plan is to answer, so welcome to the west… Earlier this month I was invited to Ennis Lake, MT to do some fishing. Sounded like a good plan so I accepted. I hadn’t fished in freshwater… Read More »Welcome to the west…
Fishing with masks and Buffs isn’t really the “new normal”, it’s really the old normal. Perhaps the most significant difference is that the mask covers the nose. And, like all glasses wearers know, this is a recipe for fogged glasses.… Read More »Fishing with masks and Buffs…
Ok, I couldn’t resist. Massachusetts’ Patriots Day that celebrates my famous ancestor is right around the corner. And yes, the stripers are coming very soon. The slip fees are almost fully paid, the boat is getting a fresh wax job and… Read More »The Stripers Are Coming…
Fly Fishing and COVID-19 Fly Fishing during the year of COVID-19, like everything else in our lives, will likely be different than in past seasons. What exactly that means, is yet to be determined. Of course, you are “social distancing” … Read More »Fly Fishing and COVID-19
You know the old saying, when March comes in like a lamb… So far this March has served up some lovely weather, in fact, some of the most comfortable weather of winter. It’s not raining, it’s not cold, it’s not really… Read More »March Comes In Like a Lamb
It’s that time of year, fleas and flies both find their way to the boat. Some of the flies are invited, the fleas… not so much. They aren’t actually fleas, but they are small dark bugs that attach themselves to the… Read More »fleas and flies