fishing

Not the fish I caught today, but a fall fish from a previous excursion to Concord.

First fish on the fly

We are expecting a heat wave this week with temperatures reaching to 99 ºF, so I took advantage of this perfect spring day to fish the Assabet in Concord, MA. Last time I fished this spot, another fly fisherman recommended I pick up the roll cast to help in rivers with more foliage. So my primary goal for this tip was to learn and practice the roll cast, otherwise I was there to enjoy a nice day out of the city....

A perfect spring day along the Assabet River.

Beautiful spring day in Concord

My day’s journey started with a bike ride along the Esplanade to North Station to catch the Fitchburg 1403 at 10:20 AM. It was a beautiful spring day, and I was looking forward to spending it unconcerned. I spent the forty-minute train ride to West Concord reading Anthony Doerr’s Four Seasons in Rome, a memoir about a year he spent living in the Eternal City with his wife and newborn twin boys....