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Posts by Jason Shields:
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Nature column: Leave time behind – visit a rock
It began with a child’s imagination triggered by naturally occurring recognizable shapes – no sculptor’s chisel necessary – inspiring awe and imbedded in the picture book of his mind. I should...
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Fishing: And the cycle continues
Things are beginning to stir in the bays, creeks and backwaters of our coastline. The movement is subtle but distinct, like tall marsh grass rustling in the breeze, and it...
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Column: South by Northwest
I thought maybe since winter was being so stubborn I would embrace it by hiking a hilly trail deep into an eastern white pine forest. These trees have a softness and...
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Column: The faces of Mashomack
Each morning when I step out to leave for work the murmur of pink in the southeast sky is a little stronger and the silhouettes of the trees gain texture...
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Column: Finding beauty, and yourself, in a tree
Here we are again, smack dab in the middle of winter, the holidays a fading memory giving way to the stark reality that spring is months away. The trees are...
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Close encounters: Spotting hawks in winter woods
Graceful fliers riding warm air currents hundreds of feet above us — we usually view hawks from a worm’s eye view. At rest, they are as elusive as their prey and...
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Warmed by memories on the cold, crisp mornings
On bluebird days in November and December, we’d haul our barnacle-encrusted bait barrel and carefully shake out enough green crabs for a half day of blackfishing. Inclement days, on the...
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Fishing Column: When it wasn’t safe to go in the water
I admit it. This time every year, I tune in for the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week slate of programming. As long as man has been near water, these incredible specimens have inspired awe and fear in us as if they were gods. In fact, some cultures did consider them to...
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Fishing Column: Fish are biting near and far
We’ve had a lot of unstable air this past week, making it difficult to plan a trip without the threat of being peppered by a passing thunderstorm. Anglers who did...
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Angler’s notebook: A night out in search of stripers
We left the dock a little before eight p.m. with stripers on the brain. On board were Gregg Petry, Phil Anderson, Bob Best and myself. Gregg, the captain, and I...
