BEN DUCHESNEY

After sleeping on the ground, three rocks, and a root, the last thing you want to do is repeat your sufferfest: carrying a canoe and gear...

"This is the dream." "This is the dream!" THIS IS THE DREAM!" For that last one, imagine a grown man yelling that at the top of his lungs...

"If you can just get your mind together // Then come on across to me // We'll hold hands, and then we'll watch the sunrise // From the bo...

Here's my plan: I always start with a search bait––something that covers water quickly and is designed to attract attention. If a fish se...

Really enjoying your life, I mean so happy that you look around the room to check for hidden cameras because you're so deliriously conten...

You can already taste it. Summer is coming. The good times start now. I have fresh new lures and lures ready to chase after striped bass....

Paddle out just a few minutes into the ocean and watch the water beneath your boat fall off into the darkness down below. All the way dow...

As you float around in your little plastic boat, on a floating rock barreling around the sun at 30,000 meters per second, it's easy to fe...

Have you ever tried to wrap a thread around a small––I'm talking the size of a hair on the back of an ant kind of small––fishing hook? O...

Is it going to rain? Maybe later today, judging by the rolling clouds, the wind picking up––did I just feel the first drop? Oh, I can de...

Mmmm.......Really get into it. That's it. Get the head bobbin' ––you're feeling it now. Little shoulder action. Now get the hips into it...

Go outside, sit in the sun, and think about fishing. That's it. Just think about fishing for a bit. Whether you're on the water or stu...

The weather in New England still hasn't fallen into full-blown sun and warmth, but the salty friends we said goodbye to last Fall have fi...

Drive past the strip malls, the chain restaurants, the airport, the seedy stores you don't go in, and take a left. Continue on after a few...

Here it is! It's finally here: the day you've been waiting for––it's today! There's no other day like it, really. Tomorrow, you can't...

What kind of fish is it? Sometimes you're fishing in an area with a few target species. You hope for one, but you'll really take whateve...

Pull a fish out of the water and suddenly you're eyeball to eyeball with an alien creature that exists in a reality we can't full compreh...

It doesn't matter the color, the size, or the shake: any lure is the right one. Eventually. I'm paraphrasing a string of wisdom from fl...

The final word from a fish that was fooled by your lure or fly––a splash. It's refreshing, good for your skin (probably), and wakes you ...

When I need to focus a little more on my paddling technique, an automatic warning is sent directly to my brain through the fastest method...