by Ben Carmichael June 27, 2019
We've been going to Boca Grande, Florida ever since our uncle bought a house down there. As the so-called "Tarpon Fishing Capital of the World," this was both excellent and vexing news: I was long on places to crash, and short on excuses.
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by Ben Carmichael June 18, 2019
We may have been fools, but, dammit, we had reason to be.
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by Ben Carmichael October 26, 2018
New England fall -- the season of leaves, apple cider donuts, the fall migration, and the Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby. The Derby -- which, after 73 years is, like Bono or Cher, known simply as "The Derby" -- captivates the island, its tourists and others like me; those who are drawn to fishing by a deep, unrelenting magnetism.
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by Ben Carmichael October 03, 2018
This weekend a few of us went to Cape Cod to fish for false albacore — and albacore we did find. The weather went from downright plague-like to beautiful, but the chew stayed fairly strong. Here’s some photos from the weekend.
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by Ben Carmichael September 02, 2018
A summary of my trip Atlantic salmon fishing to the Gaspé peninsula in Canada, including the Grand Cascapedia, Matapedia, and Bonaventure.
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by Ben Carmichael September 14, 2017
This past weekend, I went out chasing false albacore off Cape Cod with my dad and a friend. The morning lit up with albies immediately, and stayed pretty strong all day, with only a brief pause around slack tide. I'm not always one to count, but I think we boated close to 20 albies. What a day -- and what a beautiful day!
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by Ben Carmichael June 16, 2017
Yesterday was one of those days where everything came together: the sun was out, the bait was abundant, the fish were feeding on top, and the birds helped lead the way. Over the course of the day, three of us brought at least 40-50 fish to the boat. Many were in the 27-36″ class, but a few pushed the scales higher. Our friend in the neighboring boat caught one beast, pictured below.
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by Ben Carmichael May 23, 2016
This will be the year the Cheeky Schoolie Tournament threatened to go legit. Gone was the small sand parking lot, the salty local bar, and the rag tag group of fisherman. In its place, there was the runway expanse of the West Dennis Beach parking lot, cars with license plates from all over the place, and a very clean, upstanding restaurant.
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by Ben Carmichael May 06, 2014
In the spring, you dream of your next trip. You also dream of the trips your friends are one, are just returned from. In the spring, the reports start streaming in. Recently, friends have gone to the Bahamas, to Boca for tarpon, and to the Miramichi for Atlantic salmon. I've been thinking about this last one a lot, as my close friend Ben Moody went salmon fishing for the first time on the Little Southwest Miramichi.
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