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
Another Season Begins Here we go… Salty Fly Cape Cod Fishing Charters… the season has begun. The voice on the other end of the phone told me, I want a “guide”, not a “charter”. My answer, “I am a guide!” Nevertheless,… Read More »Salty Fly Cape Cod Fishing Charters
Spring is Show Time! Spring is Show Time for fishermen across New England. Next week is the Rhode Island Saltwater Show in Providence, and the following weekend, it’s Red Top! Last weekend I spent two days at LL Bean’s Spring Fishing Expo.… Read More »Spring is Show Time
One More Cast Fishermen are the quintessential optimists and dreamers. It really is as simple as that. Every cast has the potential to catch the biggest fish ever, the biggest fish of the season, or just any old fish. One More… Read More »One More Cast
Cape Cod Saltwater Flies Olive and white, olive and white, olive and white. Those are the colors of the clouser flies that I’ve always said are the THE CAPE COD SALTWATER FLIES. But not this year. Nope. Everything is different… Read More »Cape Cod Saltwater Flies
June is a great month for fishing Barnstable Harbor June is a great month for fishing Barnstable Harbor as the striped bass have made their way back to the harbor. They were behind schedule this year, almost two weeks later… Read More »June is a great month for fishing Barnstable Harbor
Highest Tide on A Cold Winter’s Storm They called the storm a “bomb cyclone”. I don’t even think they gave the storm a name. It was a winter hurricane! And it came on a very high tide. I prepared in the… Read More »Highest Tide Ever!!!!!