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Catch and Release is what keeps the fishery great.

Shortly after obtaining his undergraduate degree in Biology, chief guide and owner, Ken Hastings wasted little time in putting that knowledge to use. After a brief stint here in New Hampshire his travels carried him to Jackson Hole, Wyoming where he spent four years as the assistant manager of Rivermeadow’s Crescent ‘H’ ranch, a guest ranch and fisheries preserve. His duties while there ranged from making stream inprovements on the ranch's spring creeks, to guiding fishermen on such legendary rivers as the Snake, Yellowstone, Lewis, and Madison. Ken was also asked to giving fly casting instruction and fly tying demonstrations to the guests.

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With his return to northern New Hampshire in 1982 he introduced the art of drift boat fishing to the upper Connecticut and Androscoggin rivers. Twenty eight years later his oars continue to ply these mighty rivers with hopes of passing the tradition on to his boys in the not too distant future.

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Having taught Biology and Science at Colebrook Academy for the past 28 years guiding fishermen is only an externsion of the same. During the off season and, in his spare time, Ken serves on the Headwaters sub-committee to the Connecticut River Joint Commissions . At the request of of the Region I fisheries biologists and members of the Fish & Game Commision Ken was part of a team that worked to develop an Upper Connecticut River Fisheries Management Plan. In Novemberof 2000 these efforts saw him receive the NH Department of Environmental Service's 'River Steward of the Year'. During the winter of 2009 Mr. Hastings was honored by NH senate president Sylvia Larsen with an appointment to the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Committee which is another advisory body for the Connecticut River headwaters.
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With his wife Lori and their three sons, Ken makes his home on the banks of the Connecticut River. Living on the river allows him the luxury of a never ending view of the river’s timeless beauty and the wildlife that uses the river corridor during their migrations.