Hunt for a White Sucker on the Fly

Fishing Lake Winnipesaukee yesterday gave me the bug.  I went to bed last night dreaming of a news species on the fly today – the white sucker (Catostomus commersonii).  Instead of taking the canoe, I drove my old 91 Explorer to Back Bay and fished on foot.  While we didn’t have much sun today, it … Read more

Finally Time to Wet a Line

Been busy here in Wolfeboro, NH for a week since our two month long Ruby Van tour ended.  Though I bought a season NH license as soon as we arrived, I’d yet to make a cast till today.  That’s mainly because I had two months of mail and bills to take care of.  Along with … Read more

My Species List Must be Accurate

If there’s one thing I’m proud of as for my fly fishing accomplishments it’s my species list.  I’m approaching the 430 fish mark.  This year I’ve already added three, but, I thought I had four.  Back on January 9th I caught a bass in TX that I thought was a Guadalupe Bass.  I asked for … Read more

A Balmy Day on the Ice

It felt so good to be back on frozen Lake Superior yesterday with my long time college pal Howie, that we went again today.  I hadn’t been on Superior in 35 years but here I was for a second day in a row.  And we didn’t need the ice shelter, today was a glorious calm … Read more