Author Archives: Ed Mitchell

Stripers from Shore are Spotty

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Ed Mitchell

Stripers from Shore are Spotty At the moment, stripers from shore are spotty. Now I’m talking about my local waters here in Connecticut. You absolutely have to find the thick schools of bait – menhaden, juvenile herring or silversides. If … Continue reading →

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AHREX SA 210 Bob Clouser Signature Streamer Hook

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Ed Mitchell

AHREX SA 210 Bob Clouser Signature Streamer Hook Recently I sat down to tie a few of Bob Clouser’s famous Deep Minnows. This is undoubtedly one of the most effective flies ever devised in both sweet and salty waters. A … Continue reading →

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The Hornberg

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Ed Mitchell

The Hornberg Colonel Joseph Bates, in his fine book “Streamers & Bucktails the Big Fish Flies”, reports that this fly was created by Frank Hornberg, a conservation warden in Portage County, Wisconsin. Designed to mimic a small minnow, the Hornberg … Continue reading →

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Days on the Delaware River

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Ed Mitchell

Days on the Delaware River Just got back from a few days on the Delaware River, in upstate New York. Magnificent country, endless trout waters, funky little towns, all of it surrounded by the Catskill high country, part of the … Continue reading →

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Phil & Catherine Get a Boat

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Ed Mitchell

For over a year, Phil has been jonesing for a boat. And his girlfriend Catherine was onboard with the idea too. So Phil has been searching far and wide for the right one. Looking in the paper, looking on the … Continue reading →

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