A week ago I attended the Women’s Fly Casting Clinic where I caught some new fly casting & fishing tips. The clinic was sponsored by Cape Cod Trout Unlimited and Osterville Anglers Club. Orvis Fly Casting Instructor Chris Kodorda conducted… Read More »fly casting & fishing tips
The season begins with the first fish… After almost a week of strong steady easterly winds, the fog rolled in and the seas calmed. Many fisherman have their beliefs as to when the first fish arrive in the harbor. Some… Read More »the season begins
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… Read More »Cape cod is blustery today
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… 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… Read More »March Comes In Like a Lamb
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… Read More »Spring is Show Time