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Rob Martin, of Newport, fishes with an old spinning reel he attached to the tip of a fly rod on Grafton Pond in Grafton, N.H., on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. “I always kind of liked the mystery of finding what’s down there,” said Martin, who avoids technological gadgets like fish finders, and embraces trial and error in deciding where to drop his line. “Today it’s mostly errors,” he said. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Rob Martin, of Newport, fishes with an old spinning reel he attached to the tip of a fly rod on Grafton Pond in Grafton, N.H., on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. “I always kind of liked the mystery of finding what’s down there,” said Martin, who avoids technological gadgets like fish finders, and embraces trial and error in deciding where to drop his line. “Today it’s mostly errors,” he said. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Valley News — James M. Patterson

Two perch caught by Rob Martin, of Newport, rest on the ice of Grafton Pond in Grafton, N.H., on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Two perch caught by Rob Martin, of Newport, rest on the ice of Grafton Pond in Grafton, N.H., on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) James M. Patterson

Published: 01-22-2025 10:43 PM

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