Barnstable Harbor Fly Fishing

picture of the sky with rings around the sun

rings around the sun

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It does­n’t hap­pen often, those rings around the sun, but it hap­pens. Just like a day of zero fish. It does­n’t hap­pen often, but it hap­pens… Today was a zero fish day. It was­n’t even, a “we had some good… Read More »rings around the sun

Cape cod is blustery today

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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

Boat on Trailer with Car

The Stripers Are Coming…

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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…

Man on a sand flat fly fishing

Fly Fishing and COVID-19

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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

Clouser flies on a fly tying table

fleas and flies

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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