fishing
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We electroshock a river to protect its fish
See the connections between trout, a National Wildlife Refuge and fallen trees.
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Addison County anglers hit Lake Champlain
MUHS was the front-runner of the three local teams who competed in the state championship last Saturday.
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Of bears and char: Vermonters in Southeast Alaska, Part 1
It’s our first morning together in Juneau: six Vermonters, five of whom are from Addison County, and most are visiting Alaska for the first time. And we’re experiencing…
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Matthew Dickerson: Three days in Rocky Mountain National Park
Fishing, birding and pre-dawn adventures made for a memorable trip.
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Matthew Dickerson: The outdoors can be surprising
“One evening, half an hour before sunset, a sow black bear with two cubs came wandering past . . . ”
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Fast local water, singing birds, striking fish
“The first was the most memorable…”
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Fishing, friendship and memories in Maine
It was almost 20 years ago that my good friend David O’Hara and I first fished together on Maine’s Androscoggin River. Beginning just below the confluence with the…
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Conte wildlife refuge a magical place to cast flies
Established in 1997, its purpose is to “conserve, protect and enhance the abundance and diversity of native plant, fish and wildlife species and the ecosystem on which they…
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Vermonter goes fly fishing on Arkansas’s Norfork River
“When somebody calls, answer the phone on the first ring.”
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Vermont’s catch-and-release bass fishing is underway
Vermont’s catch-and-release bass fishing runs until June 13, when the regular bass season opens and the harvesting of bass is allowed.
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Vermont offers ice fishing clinics
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department will be conducting Introduction to Ice Fishing Clinics open to the public this winter.
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New Vermont fishing regulations for 2026
Vermont anglers will want to know about several changes to fishing regulations that are taking effect on Jan. 1.
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How to spend an autumn afternoon on an Addison County river
“Fall is a delightful time to fish in Vermont.”
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Vermonters reel in new bass records
Andrew Oestringer set an unofficial record with a 7 lb, 6 oz bass. James Lenox, 14, pulled in the third-heaviest largemouth bass catch this year.
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By the Way for Aug. 21
The town of Starksboro is seeking community members interested in helping write grants for the Jerusalem Schoolhouse & Fire Station #2 Project. Grant funding could have a direct…
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Matthew Dickerson: Intrepid anglers love to go ‘blueing’
It was my friend Drew YoungeDyke who introduced me to the term “bluelining.” At the time, Drew had recently taken a job as national communications director for Trout…