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 and be successful early in the season while following COVID-19 safety precautions. “Just like any other time of year, anglers fishing early in the spring should adjust their tactics based on conditions,” said State Fisheries Biologist Shawn Good. “Trout will become more active with warmer water temperatures, and despite a … (read more)

So what does a sports column look like in an age of COVID-19? In one sense, outdoor writing is quite different from more tradition sports media, because the outdoor sports themselves (fishing, canoeing, hunting, etc.) fall in a different category than com … (read more)

Editor’s note: This letter was sent to Addison County’s two state senators and the two state representatives from Middlebury and cc’d to the Addison Independent. Dear Sen. Hardy, Sen. Bray, Rep. Scheu and Rep. Sheldon, I am writing this letter for my hous … (read more)

MONTPELIER — A questionnaire will be mailed on Jan. 6 to some Vermont anglers asking for information about their fishing activities, as well as their interests and opinions on fishing and fisheries management in Vermont. The survey is directed and funded … (read more)

MONTPELIER — Vermont hunting, fishing and trapping licenses for 2020 are now available on the Fish and Wildlife Department’s website. “Vermonters really enjoy hunting and fishing,” said Vermont Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Louis Porter. “Many people lik … (read more)

Standing on a rocky shore beneath the shadow of a massive dam, I drifted small nymphs in slow-moving water that looked chest deep. A couple fish rose sporadically some distance upriver, mostly against the wooded bank on the far shore. One trout with a sca … (read more)

I have a complex relationship with fishing gear. It’s like one of the old status question about whether two people are dating, and the answer is, “It’s complicated.”  I’m a big fan of fishing gear. That’s not complex. I’m a big fan of fishing, and at leas … (read more)

This is an article about paddling and fishing. Or, to be more alliterative, casting and canoeing. I’ve done much less of both these activities in 2019 than in 2018. So it might also be an article about fires and floods. Last month (as I mentioned in one o … (read more)