In the first installment of an original series called “Flavor on the Fly,” Chef Ranga Perera trades the towering Rockies for the rolling hills in the Green Mountain State. He gets out on a mountain stream with Tom Rosenbauer to chase native brook trout . . .
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Book Excerpt: Solving the Mystery of When Brown Trout Were Introduced in the Battenkill
In his book The Battenkill, John Merwin discusses at length the history of when brown trout were introduced to the river, noting that he could find no records of brown trout stocked in the Vermont section prior to 1930. He notes too that the New York . . .
Read MorePhotos & Story: A Time-Sensitive Brown Trout
The weather forecast was clear: the end was nigh for our little spell of Indian summer. Highs on Friday and Saturday were in the high 60s, while Sunday wouldn’t even hit 50. Since my wife and I would be traveling to visit friends three states away on . . .
Read MorePodcast: Secrets of the Battenkill, with Doug Lyons
The Battenkill is an iconic and often frustrating trout stream. It’s a gorgeous river with a healthy population of wild trout, but it has had its ups and downs over the years. Doug Lyons is a lifetime Battenkill expert who knows the river perhaps better . . .
Read MorePhil’s Top 10 Dry Flies for Mountain Streams
In late summer, many of the valley rivers in Southwestern Vermont get low and warm. That’s when I head for the hills, by which I mean the Green Mountains. This beautiful stretch of the Appalachians is veined by tumbling freestone streams that are home . . .
Read MoreStory and Photos: Just What the Doctor Ordered
One August afternoon several years ago, I returned to my desk at Orvis HQ to find that my neighbor, Tom Rosenbauer, was missing. Taped to the back of his chair was a hand-scrawled sign that said, “At an appointment with Doctor Triceau.” Once I . . .
Read MoreClassic Story: The Trout Stream That No One Else Wanted
With a sparsely attended Catholic church at one end and a Taco Bell at the other, Benmont Avenue is representative of the hard times that have befallen many American mill towns. This is not the scenic Vermont of postcards, but instead a hardscrabble . . .
Read MoreStory and Photos: You Never Forget Your First Love
The first brook trout I ever saw was about three inches long, little bigger than a baitfish really. But the memory of that vision—of that glittering flash of color and light—remains sharply etched in my . . .
Read MoreClassic Story: “Taking Your Chances” with Brown Trout
This is the picture I should have been posting, but alas I didn’t “take my chance” when it
presented itself. So I must be content with this imaginary brown trout.
Photo-illustration by James Daley
In this country, the phrase “to take your chances” usually means to try something that may end up being a disaster—as in “You’re taking your chances driving on those bald tires.” But across. . .
Read MoreNew TU Program Aims to Restore the Battenkill to Former Glory
Fickle anglers are known to say, “Fishing sure isn’t what it used to be,” as soon as they notice their catch rates starting to suffer on their favorite river. These observations from veteran anglers often turn out . . .
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