Ed Jerome died Tuesday, September 18. The retired Edgartown School principal and longtime — forever, it seemed — president of the...

Thousands of years ago a prehistoric hunter figured out that hurling a length of wood tipped with a sharp piece of stone at an animal...

I generally do my best to avoid situations where I might encounter creatures that are mean and have the potential to inflict bodily harm...

Tom Robinson of Vineyard Haven and I were after white perch in Tisbury Great Pond. We caught only one fish, but it turned out that was...

For many homeowners, the arrival of spring weather is a signal to anticipate the start of home improvement projects and resume lawn care...

Jay Sonia, owner of Brickstone Construction, pulled the plug on Tisbury Great Pond in March and I was there to witness it. Sitting at the...

March 22, 2018: As the fourth northeaster in as many weeks bore down on us, the weather people and newspaper headline writers (with the...

I spent more than two decades as a reporter asking the questions. Today, I was on the other side of the table. Thankfully, I did not have...

I am a fly fishing minimalist. I pretty much rely on sand eel and squid imitations when pursuing striped bass. The black sand eel in the...

It is often the first comment I hear when I hand someone a copy of Martha’s Vineyard Outdoors: “What a beautiful cover.” The cover...

Regret mixed with relief as I retraced a brush-strewn path I had followed so many mornings and afternoons during the hunting season just...

In his nineties, retired New York Times outdoor columnist and D-Day veteran Nelson Bryant maintains his enthusiasm for the strenuous life.

Striped bass have left Island waters, save for a few holdovers trapped in Edgartown or Tisbury great pond. The ten-week deer hunting...

A Martha’s Vineyard property owner with a deer problem does not need to purchase enough high fencing with which to outfit a small youth...

For the first time in my life, in September 2017 I was unemployed during the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby....

In September 1996, when I was younger and cared more about the pursuit of fishing glory, I was on the beach with my fly rod for the start...

Years ago, striped bass swirling on bait along Martha’s Vineyard’s premier fly fishing beach were a predictable sight in June and early...