New England Fishing

I like the heft of the analog world, where real objects have weight, texture and patina, and where touch and feel have currency and value.

I sat on my front stoop on one of the first legitimately brisk mornings this winter admiring a caterpillar that had coiled itself into the

Match the hatch. Yet another three-word morsel of alleged angling wisdom rendered more or less inert by overuse. My brain barely acknowledges the phrase anymore,

I learned an important lesson this past fall. The fact that I’ve learned this same lesson numerous times over the 20 or so years of

I used to troll the wine listings at highbrow dining establishments, searching for the grandiose and often hilarious adjectives that sniff-and-slosh enthusiasts use to describe

Dropping right out all the time, announces a familiar voice from above and behind me. The captain squints into the gathering breeze at a traffic

Chumming is the practice of slinging some form of cut bait, ground bait or scented liquid into the drink to attract desired game fish. It

Editor’s note: Last month’s column focused on initial preparations for a canyon run. In this installment, we look at the best ways to gather current

Maybe you’ve painted yourself into a corner, promising your nephews a shot at a fish thrice their combined weight. Maybe after a couple of months