Although I grew up in New Hampshire, I really learned how to fly-fish on the brook trout and landlocked salmon rivers of Maine. Twice a year, in spring and fall, I’d head north with my friends Fred and Sandy Hays–a.k.a.. . .
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Pro Tips: Stay Away from Redds
I often get asked, “what does a trout redd look like?” Above is a picture I snapped last week on the South Holston River while floating through a tailout. The redd, or the bed, is circled. Most of our large brown trout are in peak spawn at the moment. . . .
Read MoreClassic Podcast: Landlocked Salmon, with Maine Guide Jeff LaBree
Jeff LaBree out on the water during the Maine summer.
Photo courtesy Jeff LeBree
A number of listeners have been asking for a show about landlocked Atlantic salmon, and for that I can think of no one better than a native Mainer. Jeff LeBree has been fishing for “landlocks” in his native state for over 50 years, and for 17 of those . . .
Read MoreThe Doc, the River, and Lessons Learned
Doctor Hays casts one of his Leonard bamboo rods–left to him by his father–on Maine’s Rapid River.
Photos by Sandy Hays
Although I had been a fisherman since early childhood, I didn’t learn to fly-fish until I was in graduate school at the University of New Hampshire. My older brother, Brian, lived nearby, . . .
Read MoreVideo: Spring Landlocked Salmon & Trout in Maine
Young Sam Marjerison is a student filmmaker from Yarmouth, Maine, who has launched his own media site to highlight his outdoors adventures. His latest video focuses on a killer day of fly fishing . . .
Read MoreClassic Photo: A Beast from the East, But Do You Know What It Is?
That’s a trophy fish anywhere in the world, but it came from New Hampshire’s Connecticut River.
Photo courtesy Lopstick Outfitters
Greg Inglis—who guides at Lopstick Outfitters in Pittsburg, New Hampshire—sent in this photo of a serious slab he caught while stripping streamers below Murphy Dam, on the Upper. . .
Read MoreTrout Bum of the Week LXXIII: Bill Bernhardt
The fertile waters of the Upper Connecticut River produce some fine brook trout.
Photos courtesy Bill Bernhardt
Bill Bernhardt is head guide at Lopstick Lodge Outfitters in Pittsburg, New Hampshire, and he has fished in the Granite State most of his life. However, he has also guided in Chile and cast flies . . .
Read MoreVideo: Amazing Trout and Salmon Action from Labrador
Oh, man. Check out this stunning video from the backcountry of western Labrador, where they grow big fish of all kinds—brook trout, landlocked salmon, lake trout, and pike. Based on. . .
Read MoreVideo: Small-Stream Landlocked Salmon
Sometime, I run across a video that has few of the attributes I look for—high production values, huge fish, exotic locations—but still manages to hold my attention through sheer charm. This. . .
Read MorePhotos of the Day: Stephen’s Big Labrador Landlocks
This 6.5-pound landlocked salmon has been feeding heavily on something, based on that gut.
Photos courtesy Riverkeep Lodge
Steve Murray, owner of Riverkeep Lodge on the Atikonak River n remote Labrador, sent in these great photos of his son, Stephen Murray Jr., showing off some sweet landlocked salmon. Longtime blog readers may. . .
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