The SnakeBit Angler

10/22/2024

It starts early in the morning. Air temp 34° F, water temp 57° and falling. The plan, casting big flies and swimbaits over grass beds. Cast, retrieve, figure eight, repeat. A hundred times, two hundred times, arm is tired, shoulder hurts, thumb is cramping up and then... FISH ON! God bless fishing.

04/15/2024

Fishing a stocked stream in Harford County, Sunday. Lost a nice Golden Rainbow when my knot pulled out ( #&@$). Luckily, the afternoon improved when I found some Rainbow hiding behind a rock.

06/26/2022

Awesome weekend volunteering with Heroes on the Water of Maryland. Amazing men and women. Everyone a patriot. Thank you all for your service.

03/27/2022

The mind quiets and time slows when you are on the water.

12/10/2021

“There is a difference between the post-traumatic stress experienced by many veterans and that experienced by police and first responders. With law enforcement, it’s usually a culmination of many incidents over the years, which is known as cumulative PTSD,. Fishing and kayaking did something for me that nothing else could do. Kayak fishing is a great way to decompress. We work with veterans, first responders and their families. Getting the families out is also important so we can provide a healing response for everyone.” - Police Officer and HOW's Western Connecticut Chapter Coordinator, Michael Libertini
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11/18/2021

We often think about the line we leave in the water and how it can continue to kill fish, turtles, etc. But what about the fishing line in the trees. This video makes me think.

I was fishing in the woods when I heard the loud crying for help. It was a cute screech owl tangled in fishing line attached to a tree, so it was swinging li...

11/09/2021

I think I am going to need a bigger bump stick.

10/29/2021

Time for a little You-mer.

Well, Mikey GET THE NET! It's all about the net with Somewhere Up A Creek's Fishing Host Angela. Nothing is more rewarding to her than to depend on Mikey to ...

08/26/2021

Amazing video about Heroes on the Water (HOW) and their mission to help the best of us find peace, healing, and a way home. Love these folks and love what they do.