Ben Groppe

The Carp Tour (Boston Project)

The clouds lifted as we walked up to the first pond, and the brightened shallows of the mud flat before us were suddenly alive with dozens of waking dark shapes.

The Boston Project

There’s an endless supply of rivers and coastline around this place, an inspirational mess of water to pick apart. Sounds like a fun project to me.

Details, Deschutes, and Doritos

Anglers and trout are both masters of efficiency, and have an uncanny skill to survive and thrive on as little as possible.

Summer in Review: New Jersey

This inevitably came with a drastic change of scenery, a great deal of culture shock, and, pertaining to this blog, a considerable decline in world class year round fly fishing waters.

Winging It in the Inland Northwest

Luckily, this dilemma allowed me to develop one of the greatest skills an obsessed fly angler can have— Making a fishing trip appear out of thin air.

How to See Trout

Sight fishing for trout can happen across a range of difficulties, but what remains a constant necessity in all scenarios is seeing fish, and the right one at that.

A Week in Brook Trout Country

After two brookie-less seasons, I was back home and rumor had it the nights were getting chillier up North. It was time to hit the road.

New York City on the Fly

New York City may not be a fishing town, but I’ve found that one of the most overlooked opportunities of our sport is the chance to make the most of it wherever we live.

Brookie Thoughts

I like to think of each start on the river as a question. They’re not always complicated, but they kick start my mind into working on an answer and finding a few fish.