Through the recent restoration and conservation efforts of Southeastern MA Trout Unlimited, The Lyman Reserve Trustees, and other like-minded organizations, Red Brook in Wareham MA has flourished into one of the only streams in Massachusetts with a thriving and sustaining sea run brook trout population. An attempt to change zoning laws adjacent to the preserved […]
Read moreStripers in the time of Corona
These are strange times to be talking about fish. Our life for the foreseeable future is a jumbled mess of TBDs, depressing statistics, and undefined timelines. So, you’ll excuse me if all I’m thinking about is the arrival of marone saxatilis. Everything is an uncertainty right now. But one steadfast inevitability we can continue to […]
Read moreGeoff of Brackish Flies talks Searun Brook Trout, Podcast
In this podcast, we talk native Searun Brook Trout. Following up a trip to a local Cape Cod stream, Sean and Geoff talk the struggles of adjusting to small stream tactics, the importance of caring for these rare and elusive fish, and the super secret streams that hold big trout. Hint: you’ve heard of them […]
Read moreReport: Cape Cod Searun Brook Trout
Geoff seemed to have a sixth sense about spots where fish would be lurking, and he was usually right. Despite popping off the first brookie I had on the line, I quickly learned the tactics required to successfully hook and land these fish as we made our way downstream.
Read moreReport: The cows have come home
Fishing is all about expectations. As we pulled away from the Gurnet to steam across the Bay, false dawn still hanging heavy in the air, with an empty livewell, my expectations were low. My low expectations for the day, it turned out, would end up being wildly wrong. The striper season has been hit-or-miss so […]
Read moreReport: Massive schools of stripers and one big bluefish
I’ve fished a lot this week (much to the chagrin of my fiance). This is due to a couple of reasons: The fishing has been steadily getting better. Bait is filling the bay (all types) and I’m hearing all kinds of reports of big fish all across the Southern MA coast. The canal lit up […]
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