Author Archives: Ed Mitchell

More Terrestrial Flies

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

More Terrestrial Flies Ran into Mark Lewchik the other day, and he kindly donated some of his fine Terrestrial Flies. Thanks Mark!

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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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