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An Adirondack Wilderness Trout Fishing Trip — Part One

2021-04-03
By: admin
On: April 3, 2021
In: Adirondack Fishing Guide Service, Professional Guide Service In The Adirondacks, Professional Guide Service in Upstate New York, Trout fishing, Trout Fishing Guide In New York, Trout Fishing In New York, Trout Fishing In The Adirondacks

In the late Autumn of 2019, sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I received a phone call from a gentleman named John from Washington, DC. We had a long conversation that included many topics. Most important to John was my ability to explain why he should hire me as his guide for an extensive week-long trout fishing trip into the Adirondack backcountry. I provided the in-depth information pertinent to my experience and listened as he explained what were his goals for this trip. Over the winter phone conversations between John and I continued. More questions and more answers. Then John agreed, in early March of 2020Read More →

No Excuse

2021-04-02
By: admin
On: April 2, 2021
In: Central New York Fishing, Fly Fishing, Professional Guide Service in Upstate New York, Trout fishing, Trout Fishing Guide In New York, Upstate New York Fishing Guide

Winters transition into Spring here in Upstate New York can be dreary. The landscape is brown and the sky is often grey. The leaves have not popped and the grass struggles to turn green. The whole countryside looks like it has not woken from a long and deep snow covered sleep. Ice fishing gear is cleaned and put away. The cover is taken off the boat. Flies are tied and fishing items low in stock are mail ordered. Rituals that are both fun and familiar are repeated. But early Spring, with its snow squalls and freezing rain, cold winds and brown colors, is not theRead More →

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