The big spring tease

by | May 13, 2021

Hi Folks, Back from out west and visiting family. Being vaccinated has been refreshing and liberating. Back to the chasing Vermont fish with clients. The fishing has been slow for me thus far in Vermont. Water is a bit cold  and the wind has been blowing. The rain has...

by | Apr 22, 2021

Hi Folks, Funny how I was guiding on the boat two days a go and this morning there is almost 6” of snow on the ground. Poor man’s fertilizer is what we call spring snow. Any precipitation is welcomed as our rivers and lakes are low. The guiding season has started...

Opening day magic

by | Apr 10, 2021

Hi Folks, Nothing like catching a trout on a fly on Opening Day. I walked up a small Lamoille tributary midday in search of our state fish the Brook Trout. The water was temperature was 49 degrees and 52 in several beaver ponds. Water is low and clear. Kinda scary for...

That’s the end Folks

by | Mar 25, 2021

Hi Folks, I wrapped up ice fishing over this past weekend. Conditions had become too precarious on the hard water. A short ice fishing season as we experienced a pretty mild winter. I love late season ice fishing for big pike. Not much of a window to try to catch a...

A Serious Fish

by | Feb 22, 2021

Hi Folks, I have been spending the last few days chasing pike, walleye, and yellow perch. Lots of ice to walk around on. Recent snow has made the ice a little sloppy to walk around on. A bit of water on top of the ice. It is created by snow pack which insulates the...