The Black River in Ludlow is my favorite May target

Vermont Fly Fishing

Trout Season opens in 27 days from today!!!! It's been a very long winter and I am looking forward to fishing small streams for Brook Trout this April.


Matt Jarvis with a nice little Wild Brookie out of Otter Creek

Vermont Trout Season

It has been a tough winter....lots of snow and cold weather....at times it wasn't even possible to icefish with all the snow. BUT....there is a light at the end of this winter tunnel, TROUT SEASON OPENS IN 40 DAYS!!!! I have a bunch of very prime dates to fish the Trophy areas on the Black River and East Creek, or to Dryfly fish the Walloomsac or hammer the rainbows on Otter Creek.....Think Spring!!! Forty days we will be nymph fishing small streams....

Want big Vermont Brook Trout????

I know a pond that has some pretty big Vermont Brook Trout. The time frame is between April to end of June. I would bet this pond gets a Hex hatch but I can not testify to it. These are really nice Brookies!!!!


This is my late girlfriend Cathy McIntyre. Cathy had a heart attack at Dartmouth Hitchcock and died. We did alot of trips together and she will be missed by many.

Have you ever fished through a hole....

Grog's Index of Fishing Knots

Cut and paste this into your browser for a really good knot tying tutorial

http://www.animatedknots.com/indexfishing.php?LogoImage=LogoBoatUSAngler.jpg&Website=www.boatusangler.com

Hide a bead nymphes

This is my year in year out favorite fly to produce action. For those of you who tie flies please find bead size chart below. When you buy these from me, I use the following: Size 16 hook 3/32 bead, size 14 hook 1/8 bead, size 12 hook 1/8 bead, size 10 hook 5/32 bead, size 8, 6 hook 3/16 bead.
When you carry these in brass, tungsten and unweighted....you can combine them to always catch fish.

Vermont Ice Fishing has started

The icefishing season has begun!!! Please check out my other blog for updates and dwetails: www.vermonticefishing.blogspot.com

My Backyard on Endless Brook

It's winter

It's cold and there is snow....guess it's winter but not ice fishing season yet. I have been tying flies commercially, 6/0 Cod teasers for Kittery Trading Post and a small retail order of wool head Zoo Cougars Streamers. Zoo Cougars are a pretty cool streamer than imitates a Sculpin....as always customer orders are welcome!! This guy is heading to Chile next month. Next month I will be ice fishing hardcore....you can keep up with those adventures on www.vermonticefishing.blogspot.com

Deer Hunting tonight

I had a skipper doe just about step on me tonight. I watched her all the way down a small ridge that ended about 4 steps away....I was starting to think I'd have to poke her with my rifle barrel...at 4 steps away I winked at her....OMG that deer came unglued....laugh...you could have heard me laughing all the way to endless brook road...

Felt wader ban in Vermont

So its official...I've seen it in the fish and game rule book....April 1, 2011 it is illegal to wear felt bottomed waders....fine may be up to $1000.00.....IMO this is BULLSHIT!!! Looking into Korker wading sandals for a quick fix....I rotate 15 pair of waders....replacing them all at one time is out of the question unless a manufacturer helps out.....the current plan is to remove felt and use korker sandals and look for a lawyer who wants to test this in court....this whole bill slipped through the legal process without any (to my knowledge) public input....please stay tuned

We dodged a huge problem in fishing tackle.

On 11/4/10 the EPA denied the petition calling for a ban on the manufacture, use and processing of ANY lead in fishing tackle....this was HUGE!!! Some of you helped in sending emails...THANK YOU!!! We really need to keep a very close watch on our current state and federal lawmakers....this petition would have made sink tip flylines illegal....the link below spells out outcome....WE GOT LUCKY....fishermen currently do not have an NRA type lobby to my knowledge....WATCH THEM CLOSE!!!and please stay tuned

http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemtest/pubs/petitions.html

Happy Halloween

I found this cool pumpkin photo online...Its 39 degrees at 10 am.....Brook and Brown Trout are spawning....water levels are good. Woodcock flights are heavy and puppy is pointing very well.

Vermont Trout Season

Vermont regular trout fishing in rivers and streams closes this Sunday October 31st....I will continue to post throughout the winter so please stay tuned.