Rainy weather fishing at Deer River Flow
By Lisa Ballard
Fishing in the rain yields an unexpected adventure and bigger catches.
Lisa Ballard
Contributor Lisa Ballard is the author of "Hiking the Adirondacks" and "Best Easy Day Hikes Adirondacks." A native of Saranac Lake, she contributes to numerous magazines and websites from her base camps on Chateaugay Lake and Red Lodge, Montana.
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