fishing
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Let’s Go Fishing seeks instructors
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is seeking volunteers to become “Let’s Go Fishing” instructors and pass on Vermont’s fishing tradition to the next generation of…
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Junior Fishing Derby starts this weekend
VERGENNES — This year the annual Vergennes Junior Fishing Derby, which seeks to introduce young people to the benefits and enjoyment of fishing and to encourage them to…
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Matthew Dickerson: Big boat, small lake
It’s the day before my birthday. I stand on the bow of my brother’s new boat. Since he moved from Alaska back to coastal Maine a few years…
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Free Fishing Day is June 12
MONTPELIER — Vermont’s annual statewide Summer Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 12, this year, which will also be opening day of the regular bass fishing season.“Vermont’s Free…
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Matthew Dickerson: Signs of trout abound
I took my dog for a short walk this afternoon. As I circled back through the woods into my yard from the opposite side, a small patch of…
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Trout season opens on April 10
MONTPELIER — Vermont’s traditional trout fishing season opens Saturday, April 10, and despite lingering snow cover, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says anglers can still have fun…
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Wildlife Department to simplify fishing rules
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department wants to make it easier for people to go fishing by simplifying its fishing regulations. Fishing regulations have become increasingly…
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Matthew Dickerson: Fishing porn and the year that wasn’t
My good friend David O’Hara introduced me to the term “fish porn.” At the time, we were collaborating on our 2014 book “Downstream: Reflections on Brook Trout, Fly…
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Matthew Dickerson: Catching trout in tough conditions
I was working on an article about a couple Vermont trout streams for a national fly fishing magazine. The story required some photos, which meant I needed another…
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Remember these rules for state fishing areas
The COVID pandemic has affected our lives in many ways, and if you have gone fishing or launched a boat at one of Vermont’s state fishing access areas…
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Matt Dickerson: One month, one river
I’ll admit to distrusting my memory these days. (What day of the week is it?) Last week seems like months ago, and May seems like a year ago.…
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Matt Dickerson: A fisherman gets a birthday surprise
I walked out on the dock, set down my fly rod and my blue canvas boat bag with my boxes of flies and fly-fishing gear, and went back…
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Panton seeks donations for Lake Champlain boat ramp
PANTON — The town of Panton is seeking between $3,000 and $4,000 in donations to complete a deep-water boat ramp in Arnold Bay, a project that has been…
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Go fishing for free on June 13
MONTPELIER — Vermont’s annual, statewide Summer Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 13 this year, which will also be opening day of the regular bass fishing season. “Vermont’s…
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Matt Dickerson: Wild brook trout put on a big show during an unusual April
I admit that I don’t usually do much trout fishing in April. Sure, after spending more than five long months (starting Nov. 1) with few opportunities to get…
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Trout season opens April 11
MONTPELIER — Vermont’s traditional trout fishing season opens Saturday, April 11, and despite lingering snow cover, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says anglers can still have fun…