Bass Pro Shops Foxborough, MA

It looks like the salt water fishing action is starting. Here is a report from C J Victoria Fishing Charters fishing out of Boston Harbor.

Boston Harbor & Quincy Bay Flounder Fishing

Today we had a good day flounder fishing. Steady action kept us busy all day. The flounder are beginning to show up in good numbers. Warmer water temperatures will only make the flounder fishing better. Sea worms seemed to be the bait of choice. This is a great fishing trip for your family and friends!

Flounder are also excellent on the table.

Good Fishing,

Don Nelson

Bass Pro Shops

Foxborough

I just got another report from the Cape. Reel Deal Charters sent me a report from the Truro area that I want to share with you. Sounds like the fishing is definitely starting to heat up.

Good Fishing,

Don Nelson

Bass Pro Shops

Foxborough

Despite the slow start on Cape Cod to the ground fishing season for cod and haddock, the black sea bass fishing is in full swing and keeper striped bass are growing in numbers every day. Captain Bobby Rice has been doing excellent black sea bass fishing off of Cape Cod with an assortment of bright colored bucktail teasers or squid shells. The striped bass have been keen on live mackerel or vertically jigging the RonZ baits.

Reel Deal Charters

                As a new employee to Bass Pro Shops, I came into this job with a basic knowledge of fishing.  I was given the opportunity to take a fly fishing seminar offered at our store.  As a kid, my mother and step-father frequently fly fished at the reservoir we lived next to.  I always thought fly fishing was for older people who were looking to get some alone time away from their kids.  Well, now that I am older and have a child of my own, I thought it would be a good idea to learn something where I could justify getting some of my own alone time. 

                I had the chance to attend a class on either Monday or Friday from 6:30 to 7:30; I attended Monday’s class with Rich.  He is the most patient knowledgeable person that I have come across in quite some time.  Mind you, I have a basic understanding of fishing but, fly fishing is foreign territory to me.  Rich took the time with me to explain the basic technique of holding the rod with my thumb pointing out towards the end of the rod with my fingers wrapped under the top of the handle.  He also suggested that I should practice at casting the rod by moving my arm between 10 and 2 (on an imaginary clock) while holding my arm against me like I am holding a book under my arm.  The analogy that he used to help me cast was to pretend that I was hammering a nail.   Naturally, I was the one that got my line caught in the trees. 

Being that I’m the type of person that is always up for a challenge I wanted to take this a step further.  Rich had suggested that I try the Dogwood Canyon – White River nine foot rod with a 7 weight line.  I took his advice and bought the rod and reel.  In addition to talking to Rich, I talked with Bob and Bruce, who were incredibly helpful; they were able to help me out with what flies I should buy.  One of the lures Bob and Bruce suggested was the Black Wooly Bugger size 6; this is good for catching bass.

Another lure they suggested was the Olive Wooly Bugger size 8; this one is ideal for catching trout.

                The next day I was out in my yard practicing how to fly fish.  Granted, my neighbor’s probably think I have lost my mind by fly fishing in the yard but, I’ve been seeing some improvements with the distance I can cast and it feels like my casts are more of a natural flow.  For example, I have been able to successfully avoid getting tangled up in the trees.  In my opinion, that’s a good start.  Learning a new hobby is always a challenge in the beginning.  Hearing from any of you who are more experienced than me (that probably means all of you) would be great.  I would love to hear any of your first time fly fishing stories.  If any of you have thoughts, suggestions or advice for a new fly fisher I would be more than happy to hear from you.  Below is a picture of me practicing in my yard, if you look closely, you might be able to see my son in the window giggling.

I just go a report in from Baymen Guide Service on the Cape and I want to share the good news with my readers.

Don Nelson

Bass Pro Shops

Foxborough

30 Fish 11 Keepers.....!!!

May 11, 2012

Beautiful sunrise and tons of birds working schools of striped bass. We started the morning with light tackle including rubber crank baits, 9 inch sluggos, and top water poppers with white saddle hackle. Everything we threw the fish hit hard. From there we went to a spot where the bass lay on the bottom and crab.......we fish our rubber crank baits right on the bottom,,,,,We picked up several nice fish.....We jigged up a bunch of Atlantic mackerel.....drift after drift big stripers slammed our live mackerel without fail. We even drifted some whole dead mackerel and they still got slammed.....

We ended the morning with 30 striped bass boated including 11 keepers. We dropped half as many, including a big, big fish that slammed a red/white popper with a white saddle hackle tail. The fish some how broke though a 20lb leader.

Capt. David Bitters

Baymen Guide Service 

It looks like the stripers are starting to arrive on the north shore. Small fish have shown up so the bigger fish should be close behind. Here is the report from Capt Scott Maguire - Summer Job Fishing Charters out of Newburyport Mass.

Don Nelson

Bass Pro Shops

Foxborough

Capt. Scott Maguire, Newburyport MA

First fish (for me) of the year!

Yesterday I was trying to be hopeful (they will be here soon), today I'm a little kid again! Nothing like a bent rod to lift the spirits. I tried to fish off the beach front but in the end I caught my first fish of the season in my old favorite spot in the river. They were ravenous little devils too. No keepers here. I got six schoolies from12 1/2" to 18" with many more hits and misses. We have not had schoolie fishing in a few years so I am very happy to see small fish again!!!

By Friday there should be a lot more fish to play catch and release with.

Good Fishin

Capt. Scott

Now that turkey hunting is underway in our area sometimes in our haste to get out and try to bag a big long beard we might not always be as careful as we should be. One of the often overlooked hazards of turkey hunting is ticks. I know as I have already removed a couple from myself. Luckily they were just wood ticks and not the more potentially dangerous deer ticks. Another potential problem is when your wife finds a tick on her as my wife did the other day) and immediately it was my fault. Obviously it was me not the dog that brought it in. Fortunately this is a problem which is easily taken care of. Turkeys can’t smell like a deer and this allows us to protect ourselves with a good protective coating of insect repellent. Most of the popular insect repellents are also effective against ticks as well as mosquitoes.

 Being shot at in the woods while turkey hunting is another potential hazard. First of all everyone is in full camo; second hunters are out there trying to sound exactly like a turkey: and finally hunters are using extremely realistic turkey decoys. I have had other hunters stalk my decoys a number of times but I have been able to alert them as to their mistake before they opened fire. A couple of things can be done here so as to minimize the risk of finding yourself in the line of fire. Place  your decoys in such a way that you are not right on top of your decoys and they are in a direction that makes it unlikely someone would be shooting in your direction if they did take a shot at your decoys. It might seem a bit extreme but I won’t even put out a jake or tom decoy if it likely other hunters will be in the same area. I will sometimes use them when I am hunting on private land or when I am sure that other hunters are not in the area. It is also not a good idea to use a gobble call since you will be sounding exactly like a tom and unfortunately some hunters will shoot at sounds before identifying their target.

 Always remember when going to or from your hunting location is to make sure that you wear some fluorescent orange. This makes it much more difficult to be mistaken for a turkey.

 Finally, always make sure of your target and what’s behind it before pulling the trigger.

 Turkey hunting is a great way to spend some time outdoors, just use some common sense and be careful. Let’s keep it a safe sport.

Good Hunting,

Don Nelson

Bass Pro Shops

Foxborough

FIND THEM AND MARK THEM

As we head into the heart of spring here in Massachusetts, bass anglers are getting excited!  It's a rite of passage, just like the start of the baseball season; we know that the long cold winter is finally over.  And just like baseball this may be the best time of year to be a bass angler.  What do I mean by that?  Well when a new baseball season starts statistics show if you’re an MLB pitcher you tend to fare better against MLB hitters while the weather is cool.  As the season progresses things even out and it becomes a game of match ups.  In bass fishing the angler tends to fare better against the bass as they are preparing to move onto their beds for the spawn.  And as you might guess, as the season moves along fishing tends to get more strategic.  Having said that, kayak anglers can enjoy the competitive advantage even more by utilizing one of kayaking biggest upsides....ACCESS!

When the water temps reach the low 60's the bass start to begin the spawning activity, this late pre-spawn usually makes bass aggressive and catchable.  Warm weather for several days can also make the fishing unbelievable!  Surveying possible spawning areas and finding that it is holding bass preparing to bed can be a big advantage.  This is when I use a technique I had read about when I first started kayak bass fishing.  MARK THE BEDS.  Since we have the advantage of access you can get to places others can’t, so you don't have to worry about giving away your spots.  If there are low hanging trees nearby, I'll hang some orange ribbon on a branch.  You can also drive orange stakes into the water. (I use the ones that mark driveway boundaries during winter).

Come back later when the fish have gone on the beds, and throw long casts to your marks and you may just get that bass of your dreams.  Some of the baits that seem to work real well during this period are big worms, hollow body frogs, buzz baits, spinner baits, lizards, and swim baits.

So go ahead get out there and have fun, cause remember soon you’re going to have to earn that catch!

Craig Rossi

www.masskayakbass.com

Now I must admit that I am not a die hard bass fisherman. For fresh water I like to fish for trout and salmon most of the time but I do spend some time on our local bass ponds and lakes. My favorite lure for bass fishing is the spinnerbait. I have found this to be an effective bait in the waters I fish. When the bass action is slow the spinnerbaits will catch white perch, crappies and pickerel so I am almost guaranteed action. For example the Bass Pro Shops Lazer Eye Pro Series single colorado blade model, the Bass Pro Shops Enticer, the Booyah Super Shad multiple blade spinnerbait and the Strike King Bleeding Bait Mini King represent a few of the different types of spinnerbaits available.

I have used and do continue to use a variety of spinnerbaits some with single blades both colorado and willow leaf styles and I have also use multiple blade spinnerbaits at different times. I am not going to get into the selection of colors at this point. Suffice it tio say thatwe all have our favorite colors under different fishing conditions.

While I have caught bass at one time or another on almost all of the spinnerbaits that i have used, I have had my best luck with two spinnerbaits the Strike King Mini King and the Bass Pro Shops Tournament Series Crappie Spin. My best luck has been with five basic skirt colors; blue, black, blue black combination, charteuse and blue chartreuse combination I have used both the gold and silver bladed models and I have not really noticed any advantage of one over the other.

While I fish these spinnerbaits in the same ways that most fishermen fish spinnerbaits I do add one more feature to my spinnerbaits. I always add a three inch grub. I hook the grub once through the end sliding the grub up tight to the jig head on the spinnerbait allowing the grub to trail out with the hook exposed. I have found fishing the spinnerbaits with a grub to be far more effective than just fishing them with just the skirt. I have found the Kalin Lunker grubs, the Bass Pro Shops Squirmin Grubs and the Berkley Powerbait Double Tail Grubs all in the three inch length to be effective. I have found bluegill, smoke salt and pepper, smoke silver flake, clear salt and pepper and chatreuse to be good colors. I do use black grubs when I am using a black or black and blue skirted spinnerbait.

Some people might doubt how effective these small spinnerbaits are but I have taken bass up to six plus pounds on them.

Good Fishing

Don Nelson

Bass Pro Shops

Foxborough

 Here is a recent fishing report for the Lakes Region of New Hampshire which I received.

Good luck,

Don Nelson

Bass Pro Shops

Foxborough

Fishing Report for New Hampshire Lakes Region

As the water continues to warm the White Perch are beginning to spawn in the inlets and shallow areas of Winnipesaukee.  Anglers are catching good numbers in the early morning and evenings. The salmon fishing has been good but I expect it to get better over the next couple of weeks. Water temperature is still 44 degrees. Most fish are coming on tandem flies. Orange, gold and yellow colors seem to be the best colors.

Reports are coming in of some large and Smallmouth Bass being caught in the warm currents of the inlets. I don’t expect the fishing to really pick up until the water reaches around 52 degrees

Rivers in the area have been stocked with brook trout and anglers are catching some good numbers.

Shawn Marzerka

Woods-N-Waters Guide Service

Fishing Reports – Meet the Contributors

I want to introduce the charter and guide services that will be providing fishing reports that will be featured on my blog this season.

Baymen Guide Service

Duxbury, Mass.

(781) 934-2838

captdaveb@baymencharters.com

Capt. Dave will be providing fishing reports for both fresh water and salt water fishing on Cape Cod.

C.J. Victoria Fishing Charters

707 Shirley Street

Winthrop, Ma

(617) 283-5801

robsavino@cjvictoria.com

Capt. Rob will be providing fishing reports covering Massachusetts Bay, Stellwagen Bank, Quincy Bay and Boston Harbor.

Reel Deal Fishing Charters

Pamet Harbor, Truro

Cape Cod Ma

(508) 487-3767

charters@fishreeldeal.com

Capt. Bobby Rice, Capt. Elena Rice and Capt. Chris deSousa will be providing striper and tuna fishing reports for the Provincetown Truro area of Cape Cod.

Capawock Charters

Martha’s Vineyard

(617) 448-2030

Captain.Cronin@capawock>com

Capt. Phil will be sending us reports covering the waters around Martha’s Vineyard.

Summer Job Fishing Charters

Newburyport, Ma.

(978) 465-2307

captscottmaguire@comcast.ner

Capt. Scott will be reporting on the striper and bluefish fishing off the northeast coast of Massachusetts.

Woods-N-Water Guide Service

Lakes Region

New Hampshire

(603) 569-3881

Shawn@WoodsNWaterNH.com

Shawn will be sending us fishing reports covering the lakes region of New Hampshire.

Don Nelson

Bass Pro Shops

Foxborough

As I mentioned last week, I will be starting to periodically make available fishing reports available to keep my readers abreast of the fishing in the area. My first report comes from Baymen Outfitters Guide Service based in Duxbury Mass on the trout fishing on the Cape. For more information you can visit Capt Dave Bitters on their website.

Don Nelson

Bass Pro Shops

Foxborough

 TROUT ‘N ABOUT

How To Catch Your Three Trout Limit Every Time Out

By Capt. David Bitters, www.baymencharters.com

Trout fishing in Massachusetts waters is easy with spoons. Just follow the Baymen formula for success, and you could start limiting out on every trip. Better yet, call me. I will guide you and show you the tackle and technique we use in person. And then we will catch you your three trout limit!

First up, trout in most Massachusetts waters are “stockies,” they’re hatchery fish: rainbows, brookies, browns, and tigers. They have been fed fish pellets that resemble chicken laying pellets right up until the day they are stocked in ponds. As soon as they get into the wild, they start feeding on wild foods, just like that. It’s instinctual and they go right to it. In fact, when there is an insect hatch on a pond, stockies act like wild, finicky trout that can test the mettle of the best of us. But that is the exception. Most days, they will slam what I am about to share with you. Read on if you want to start catching trout.

Once trout are in the ponds, they usually respond to bright colors. For light tackle, using 6lb test line, I have had amazing success over the years with tiny 1/6 ounce spoons in red and gold. Why they like this color more than anything else, I do not know. Why not silver and gold or green or black or pink or some other color? It’s a mystery to me. But trust me. Go with red and gold spoons for the majority of your light tackle trout fishing and you will hook up on more fish – especially ‘bows and brookies.

How do you fish a tiny spoon? The Baymen fish tiny spoons with the cast and count technique. Watch your spoon when you cast it and count how many feet per second your spoon sinks. This is VERY important. Now, determine the depth you want to fish the spoon , cast out, keep your bail open, and count the seconds to get the spoon to the depth you want. This is the only sure way to know how many feet under the water your lure is being fished.

Now, start your retrieve with a steady, FAST retrieve. If you think you are going fast enough, you are most likely going too slow. If you think you are going too fast, you are probably about right. Trout will hit your spoon on impulse if it goes by them at a fast rate. They don’t have time to ask “the question.” Fish that are asking questions are hard to catch. Fish that strike on impulse are much easier.

A red and gold spoon fished fast at the proper depth, is deadly on trout! At Baymen Guide Service, we also troll our spoons behind a boat and you would be amazed at how fast we troll them and how successful we are at catching trout. Trust me on this. Fish your red and gold spoons as described above and you will catch more trout than you ever thought possible! – Capt. David Bitters

Fresh water fishing is not the only option available for fishermen as spring arrives. Spring is also prime time to get offshore and get some cod for the freezer. While cod will not put up the battle of a striper or a blue, they will still give a good account of themselves when brought up from the depths. They also make for some fine table fare. For those fishermen without a boat large enough to make the offshore trek for cod there are party boats and charter boats up and down the coast ready to take you out to the cod grounds. Typically you can either bring your own tackle or use the gear provided by the boat. I use a 6 ½  foot Penn Power Stick with a Penn 113H2 reel loaded with 50 braid with a 5 foot 50-60lb mono leader attached with a barrel swivel.

There are two basic techniques that are used for cod fishing: jigging and fishing with bait. There are a wide range of jigs that are available and all are effective but I have had good luck with the Norwegian style jig ranging from 8 to 16oz depending on the depth and the current. Another way to increase your catch is to add additional baits on dropper loops spaced approximately a foot apart above the jig. For the droppers I rely on mostly on soft plastic grubs or swim baits such as the Berkley Gulp Alive Shrimp or the Berkley Minnow Grub or the Offshore Angler Scamper Shrimp. Often times these will out fish the jig. I have also done well with the larger Hopkins Jigs and jig heads with soft plastics when fishing shallower waters. Jigs tend to be the best choice when there are lots of dogfish around.

When the dogfish aren’t too thick or aggressive I prefer to use bait. I use a basic fish finder rig with two hooks with an 8 to 16 oz sinker. One benefit to using bait is that you will often also catch haddock which are also excellent on the table. Most charter captains and party boats will use clams as bait, which do catch fish but my best luck has come with using pieces of herring. I usually buy a couple of packages of frozen herring which I filet and cut into smaller pieces as needed. You really do not need a large piece of bait as I have caught numerous 30 to 40lb+ cod on these small pieces of herring filets. Another trick that has put some very large cod in my boat is to fish a live mackerel on the bottom on the fish finder rig. Obviously you have to have live mackerel available to do this. Frequently I have been able to jig up mackerel in the spring and when I do I will always put one down on the bottom. Don’t hesitate to try this; it has put some nice 40lb cod in my boat. As soon as my boat goes in the water I will be heading offshore for some cod. If you haven’t tried this you may want to give it a try.

 Good Fishing,

Don Nelson

Bass Pro Shops

Foxborough

In the interest of keeping the readers of my blog informed about how the fishing is I will be from time to time providing fishing reports from area fishing guides, charter captains and other fishermen I know. I will try to provide timely information about both fresh water and salt water fishing. I will be focusing on the area from Rhode Island to New Hampshire in my coverage. If you have any areas that you might be particularly interested in you may contact me on my email danelson@basspro.com and I will make every effort to find out the information for you and report it in my blog.

Don Nelson

Bass Pro Shops

Foxborough

Spring time is a great time to introduce kids to fishing for a number of reasons. Everybody is anxious, especially kids, to get outdoors and enjoy the start of the good weather. The trout waters have all been stocked insuring a good supply of fish available to be caught. Very often the trout in the spring are biting and are more widely dispersed throughout the water, not just lurking in the deeper parts of the ponds and lakes as they do in the summer. Many of the local streams and rivers will also have a good supply of trout located in the easily accessible areas near bridges. You really don’t have to be an expert to catch spring trout, nor does it require a large investment inexpensive fishing tackle.

A couple of basic spinning outfits loaded with six or eight pound test monofilament rigged up with an egg sinker, a swivel attached to the main line below the sinker and an 18 to 24 inch leader and  a size 6 or 8 hook makes up the basic rig. Power bait or Power nuggets make an excellent choice of bait especially when fishing for rainbow trout (the most widely stocked trout).

Other good baits for spring trout is a combination of a small marshmallow and a mealworm, a regular garden worm or a night crawler. The marshmallow floats the bait off of the bottom where it is more visible to a passing trout.

Another item that is needed for this type of fishing is a rod holder since what you will be doing is casting your line out and waiting for a trout to take the bait. Bass Pro Shops has several rod holders which are well suited for this type of fishing. They are the BPS bank rod holder-cradle, the BPS bank rod holder-spiral and the BPS rod holder-bank spike.

The Mass Fish and Game website lists all of the stocked trout waters on a weekly basis so a quick check of the website will show you where the trout are and then it is just a matter of picking a pond, lake or river to fish and taking the kid(s) for a fishing trip. Throw your lines out with the kids, sit back, relax and wait for a bite. Not only are the trout fun to catch but they are also good eating.

Good luck,

Don Nelson

Bass Pro Shops

Foxborough

This warm weather is likely to bring the stripers in early this year and Bass Pro Shops is planning on having a “Striper Fishing Day” on April 28 from 10:00am to 4:30pm. This should be perfect timing for the start of striper fishing this year. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn how the pros catch stripers. There will be seminars, demonstrations, product display tables as well as some top notch fishing pros on hand to answer your striper questions and offer striper fishing tips. Walter Bettuchi from Day Break Guides and Captain Patrick of Go Fish Sport Fishing Charters as well as other local fishing pros will be on hand giving seminars. Representatives from Lunker City Lures, Line Stretcher Lures, Gibbs Lures, Hogy Lures and others are expected to be on hand to share their knowledge on lure selection and how to use them to catch stripers. Be sure to keep checking the website to see an updated list of who will be attending as well as a schedule of the seminars.

Donald Nelson

Bass Pro Shops

Foxborough

Massachusetts fishermen beware for as of January 1, 2012 the use of lead sinkers and lead jigs weighing less than 1oz is prohibited in all fresh water in the state. It doesn’t matter if they are painted or covered with some other substance. The ban includes bullet weights, egg sinkers and split shot. The ban does not cover buzz baits, rooster tails, metal spoons, spinners and spinner-baits, jerk or stick baits, swim baits, lead-core line and weighted flies. For additional information go to www.mass.gov.

 Bass Pro Shops is working quickly to bring in safe and legal alternatives to the lead sinkers and lead jigs such as jigs and sinkers made of steel, tungsten, bismuth, copper, brass and tin. New shipments of fishing equipment that complies with the new laws are literally coming in every day.

 So be careful go through your tackle box and make sure that you have removed all of the lead items under 1 oz covered by the new law to make sure you don’t make a mistake and become a statistic.

Don Nelson

Bass Pro Shops

Foxborough

Spring turkey season will be here before we know it and it is certainly not too soon to start thinking about getting ready for it. While I usually do not do a lot of scouting for turkeys other than noting the general areas where turkeys are this far before the season since they are still in their winter patterns there still is plenty to be done in preparation.

One of the first things I will do is take an inventory of my calls. I primarily depend on diaphragm calls and friction calls for my turkey calling so I first lay out all of my diaphragm calls and soak them in a solution of warm water and mouthwash. At least I will start off the season with hygienic calls. I then dry them out and I will test them all to make sure that the sound quality is still good discarding the ones that have not survived winter storage. I will replace any that need replacing and I will buy a couple extra of my favorites as they always seem to get lost during the season. A couple of my favorites are the Quaker Boy Old Boss Hen, the Primos Cutter three pack and the Primos Piggyback

Deadly Double.

For the friction calls I usually just rough up the surface with fine sandpaper and make sure that I have several of my favorite strikers as these too tend to disappear during the season. Some of my favorite friction calls are the Quaker Boy Triple Threat, the Primos Jackpot Series Slate and the Primos Jackpot Series Glass. I really like the all weather composite strikers as they really seem to produce the most consistent sounds.

I also like to try out my gun before the season particularly with all of the new turkey loads that are available it is a good idea to determine which particular shell works best with your gun and choke. The best way to find out is to take your gun out to the range and put some shots through it at your normal turkey ranges. For my Remington 870 equipped with a Remington turkey choke I have found the three inch Federal Turkey loads with no. 6 shot to be the best. I like to use the Red Head Turkey Targets to test the pattern of my gun as it is life size and the dual color target makes it real easy to see where the pellets are hitting.

My growing flock of turkey decoys really doesn’t require any maintenance other than making sure the stakes have not been lost or misplaced. Every year I always find some new more realistic decoy has become available and usually it will become part of the flock. Unfortunately my wife has noticed this growing flock of decoys and she has noted that there are too many decoys and that the older ones I don’t use should be thrown out. She is right but I will never admit that to her.

One final preparation for turkey season and it is one of the most important things to be done and that is to establish places to hunt turkeys. When you find areas that hold turkeys, even if the land is not posted, it is always a good idea to ask the landowner for permission to hunt. When the land is posted is doesn’t hurt to stop and ask if you can get permission to hunt. Sometimes the answer will be no but sometimes if you make a favorable impression on the landowner you might just get permission. Don’t be afraid to log some miles in your vehicle into the more rural parts of the state you might be surprised by what you may find.

Hunt Safe,

Don Nelson

Bass Pro Shops

Foxborough

I had been pretty much been only thinking about the start of open water fishing until I watched a big longbeard walk across my front lawn and then out through my garden the other afternoon. Now I have also started thinking about turkey hunting which is not that far off. I also know that Bass Pro Shops’ Spring Turkey Hunting event is less than a month away. You won’t want to miss this event which takes place on April 14, 15, 21 and 22 from 10:00am to 4:00pm. 

The event will feature seminars and calling demonstrations by some of the best turkey hunting pros in the area. Scheduled to be on hand are Steve Peperis pro hunter from Primos Calls and Jake Bennett plus his staff from Shared Obsession TV. Brian Downs Foxpro pro hunter and noted TV and radio host will be on hand to share his turkey hunting knowledge. Chris Cobbett former host of Northwoods Adventures TV and current pro staffer of Open Seasons TV will also be on hand. Michael Leslie and some of his Mossy Oak staff are expected to be here for the event too. All of the latest turkey decoys, turkey calls, turkey chokes, turkey ammunition and camo clothing will also be on display. Be sure to mark these dates on your calendar as you won’t want to miss this must attend turkey hunting event.

To see a listing of the seminars/demos scheduled for the Spring Turkey Hunting event go to our store website. The seminars and times are subject to change so be sure to keep checking our website for any updates and changes.

Don Nelson

Bass Pro Shops

Foxborough

Whether you fly fish freshwater or saltwater the last few weeks of winter is a prime time to check out our tackle and make sure that it is ready for the upcoming season. One particular component of our tackle that you might want to look at is your supply of flies. If you haven’t done it before you might even want to try your hand at tying your own flies.

The best way to get started is to attend one of our fly tying classes and learn from one of our expert fly tying instructors. This way you will find out if it is something that you would enjoy doing and you will also be learning good fly tying techniques. These classes are currently going on (for specific dates and times keep checking on the store website. Once you have learned the basics of fly tying, with a relatively small investment in fly tying equipment and supplies you can begin tying your own flies. For example three different kits are available, one is designed for tying flies for trout, the White River Fly Shop Fly Tying Kit – Trout tying, the second is designed for bass fishing and that is the White River Fly Shop Fly Tying Kit – Bass Tying and the third is designed for saltwater fishing and that is the White River Fly Shop Fly Tying Kit – Saltwater Tying.

Not only is fly tying a pleasant way to spend a winter’s evening but it is also an economical way to build up your supply of flies for the upcoming season. The classes also provide an opportunity to learn what other fly fishermen are having luck with and also how to tie these flies. For the experienced fly tyer or for the novice wishing to upgrade Bass Pro Shops has a large supply of fly tying supplies and equipment available. An upgraded fly tying vise such as the Peak Rotary Vise with Pedestal Base or perhaps the Griffin Spider vise might be good choices.

Other items that you might want to consider could include a dubbing dispenser box, a dubbing twister, a rotating whip finisher or perhaps a White River Fly Shop Ceramic Bobbin.

One other benefit of tying your own flies is the satisfaction of catching fish with your own creations. So why not give fly tying a try you may find yourself a new fun and satisfying hobby.

Don Nelson

Bass Pro Shops

Foxborough

Whether you fly fish freshwater or saltwater the winter is a prime time to check out our tackle and make sure that it is ready for the upcoming season. One particular component of our tackle that we might want to look at is your supply of flies. If you haven’t done it before you might want to try your hand at tying your own flies.

The best way to get started is to attend one of our fly tying classes and learn from one of our expert fly tying instructors. This way you will find out if it is something that you would enjoy doing and you will also be learning good fly tying techniques. These classes will be starting up again in January (for specific dates and times keep checking on the store website. Once you have learned the basics of fly tying, then with a relatively small investment in equipment and supplies you can begin tying your own flies. For example three different kits are available, one is designed for tying flies for trout, the White River Fly Shop Fly Tying Kit – Trout tying, the second is designed for bass fishing and that is the White River Fly Shop Fly Tying Kit – Bass Tying and the third is designed for saltwater fishing and that is the White River Fly Shop Fly Tying Kit – Saltwater Tying.

Not only is fly tying a pleasant way to spend a winter’s evening but it is also an economical way to build up your supply of flies for the upcoming season. The classes also provide an opportunity to learn what other fly fishermen are having luck with and also how to tie these flies. For the experienced fly tyer or for the novice wishing to upgrade Bass Pro Shops has a large supply of fly tying supplies and equipment available. An upgraded fly tying vise such as the Peak Rotary Vise with Pedestal Base or perhaps the Griffin Spider vise might be good choices.

Other items that you might want to consider could include a dubbing dispenser box, a dubbing twister, a rotating whip finisher or perhaps a White River Fly Shop Ceramic Bobbin.

One other benefit of tying your own flies is the satisfaction of catching fish with your own creations. So why not give fly tying a try you may find yourself a fun and satisfying hobby.

Don Nelson

Bass Pro Shops

Foxborough