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Entries from - February 2008

What kind of history do your local rivers have?

February 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

While thumbing through my town libary’s “local history” books I spied a title: Androscoggin River Valley: Gateway to the White Mountains by D.B. Wight - printed in 1967. This was not so much a book to read, but a history book from which to glean information about a river in Gorham, NH, [...]

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Tags: Antics · Freshwater

We Are In Field & Stream

February 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Photos of me holding a brookie and of my fishing buddy, Kath, and her 24″ rainbow on the Androscoggin River are on the Field & Stream website. Kewl!
Take a look:

http://www.fieldandstream.com/article_gallery.jsp?ID=1000014346&page=15

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Tags: Antics · Freshwater · Photography

Winter River Shots

February 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Winter can be very long to a fisherman, but beautiful nonetheless. Don’t forget to take it in before spring rain and warm temperatures change it.
The Wildcat River…

 

 

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Tags: Freshwater · Photography

River Art

February 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments

“From Nature to Abstraction” by German conceptual artist Mario Reis. Calling the final product of his artistic output ‘Nature Watercolors’, this artist has traveled for many years throughout the world, seeking out rivers in which to complete his ongoing artistic projects. The artist floats two-foot-square stretched canvases in various rivers for up to three weeks. [...]

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The SUPER COOPER

February 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Too many years ago, when I could still see to tie on a size 24 dry, a fellow by the name of H.G. Tapley introduced me to the Cooper Bug. In those days we tied these Brook Trout killers with a red or a green floss body with deer body hair.
While talking with my [...]

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