Author Archives: Ed Mitchell

Imitating Forage Fish

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Ed Mitchell

This underwater picture comes to you from Menemsha Inlet on Martha’s Vineyard. The forage fish are juvenile sea herring. They are swimming less than a foot under the surface. The water is quite clear, and the month is June. As … Continue reading →

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Stripping Baskets

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Ed Mitchell

  Stripping baskets. They’re a necessary evil. Yes, they can be uncomfortable. And yes, some days they seem always in the way. Yet, when the fish are a long cast off, a stripping basket is an absolute godsend. Stripping baskets were invented, … Continue reading →

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Picking a Trail Gun

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Ed Mitchell

If you’re a hunter, an angler, a backpacker, a camper, or anyone who spends time in the woods, you’ve though at least once about owning a trail gun. Granted if you live where there are no bears, no wild canines, no wild felines, … Continue reading →

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Rattlesnakes in Connecticut

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Ed Mitchell

This morning I was driving my Jeep into the Meshomasic State Forest to shoot at the range. Up ahead of me, the range safety officers had pulled over. They were out and standing alongside their truck. Odd. So I killed the … Continue reading →

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The Source of the Connecticut River

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Ed Mitchell

Recently I hiked into the source of the Connecticut River, something I hadn’t done in many years. Any idea where the source is? The Connecticut, the longest river in New England, begins in a beaver pond high on a mountainside … Continue reading →

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