Video: “Trico Summer” in Pennsylvania

Regular readers of this blog know how much I love to see the young’uns getting out on the water. This morning, fifteen-year-old Andrew Dang sent me a link to his new video, along with a. . .

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Videos: Brief Shots of Glorious Fishes

Here is a couple of super-short videos to enliven your afternoon. The first is from the Finnmark region of northern Norway, on the border of Finland. Videographer Esko Asikainen says he. . .

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Photos of the Day: Fat Jersey Stripers on Big Bunker Flies

Written by: Colin Archer, The Average Angler


Andrew Hamilton is surely smiling beneath that buff, while he holds a big New Jersey striper.
All photos by Colin Archer

June is time to chase big stripers with the fly rod along the New Jersey Shore. While most anglers are live-lining bunker and using pencils poppers, fly rodders can and will catch fish with large bunker-style flies or. . .

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Photos of the Day: Young Guns and Big Rainbows


Miles Oliver caught this beautiful Pennsylvania rainbow his first time fly fishing.
Photo courtesy Miles Oliver

We received a couple of photos of young anglers and big fish this week, so I thought I’d pair them up. It’s great to see the next generation getting excited about. . .

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