I'd love to do more woodworking, and maybe will someday, but I wasn't brought up in that environment. My wife is better at woodworking, and most around-the-house skills, than I am. Joseph Monninger bringenvironmenthouse Change image and share on social
I usually fish a Hornberg or a Muddler Minnow, a deer-haired streamer that comes in a variety of sizes and colors but replicates a sculpin minnow or a grasshopper. Even if a trout doesn't take the larger streamers, it can usually be counted on to come up and give a look, revealing its location. Joseph Monninger colorcountdeer share on social
I actually believe in simplicity as a way of life. My wife and I are considering moving into a yurt! Joseph Monninger lifemovesimplicity Change image and share on social
As someone who has moved around a fair amount, I wondered what it would be like to stay rooted to one place, one community. Joseph Monninger amountcommunityfair Change image and share on social
I've taken a mail packet boat along the southern Newfoundland coast and spent some time on St. Pierre and Miquelon watching the seal colonies. I like pine trees. I like cold rivers. Joseph Monninger boatcoastcold Change image and share on social
I've never liked the moment of seeing something beautiful - a sunset, a moose, an elephant - and then raising a camera and trying to capture it for some future moment. That's always struck me as strange. Joseph Monninger beautifulcameracapture share on social
Biologists have determined brookies to be indicators of ecosystem health and have been recently campaigning to get the word out. If brookies inhabit a stream, the odds are good that the waterway is in excellent condition. Joseph Monninger biologistbrookiescampaign share on social
Bears are extremely human, even down to their footprints. But I am also a fly fisherman, so I have fished beside brown bears in Alaska and was once charged by a black bear. I love bears. Joseph Monninger alaskabearblack Change image and share on social
I once owned a home on an island off the coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Joseph Monninger bretoncapecoast Change image and share on social
Fishing the small streams of New Hampshire is a pastime that combines hiking, map reading, and bushwhacking - plenty of it. Joseph Monninger bushwhackcombinefish Change image and share on social