Author Archives: Ed Mitchell

Fishing Terrestrial Flies

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

Fishing Terrestrial Flies Love fishing terrestrial flies? Me too. Man, they are effective and fun. Ever see a big brown hiding tight to the bank, slide out to the current and gulp down a hopper fly? Wow! Or how about … Continue reading →

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Day on the Deerfield River

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

Day on the Deerfield River Having just done a post on fishing Vermont’s White River, I thought I would do a post on my Deerfield River angling adventure. Born in the lush Green Mountains of Vermont, the Deerfield River quickly … Continue reading →

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Striper Spawning Success is a Disaster

Posted on October 18, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

Striper Spawning Success is still a Disaster. The 2025 numbers are in for both the Chesapeake Bay and the Hudson River. More bad news. The last decent year class in the Bay was back 7 years ago in 2018. Crazy. … Continue reading →

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Catching Big Striped Bass with a Fly

Posted on October 12, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

Catching Big Striped Bass with a Fly On this coming Wednesday, October 15th, I’ll do a lecture on how to find and catch big striped bass on the beach with a fly. It will be held at the Hartford Sportsman’s … Continue reading →

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Guide Owen Ward on Vermont’s White River

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

Guide Owen Ward on Vermont’s White River Back in the spring, I took a float trip down Vermont’s White River. My guide was Owen Ward, who at the time was head Orvis guide for The Woodstock Inn. Ward is also … Continue reading →

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