I won’t be blogging much about the Swift.
I’ve shared that with Troy, and he understands. Also, I wanted to be transparent with all of you.
My thinking is multifold:
- Writing about it has become a bit repetitive to me. I’ve blogged openly about flies and techniques that have worked for me, and I was finding that I was running out of things to say.
- To challenge myself, I’m increasingly spending time at other rivers. I’m fishing other bodies of water 90% of the time. Before that, I focused on the Swift to try to get comfortable with its very picky trout. It was a great challenge and a very rewarding one. And, I now have become very comfortable there after putting in many hours, and, in a way, almost too comfortable.
- I know this blog is still small potatoes in the big scheme of things, but I’m increasingly concerned about pressure on that river, and I don’t want to contribute to it.
So, I know this sounds selfish. It is.
Please try to remember that Troy and I are volunteers. We’re just regular guys who love to fish and have decided to write about it. We don’t run ads on the site, are not guides looking for potential clients, and don’t charge for our content. We make no money from this web site.
So, I feel quite free to focus on other rivers, but always want to be transparent with you readers about something like this. I appreciate everyone’s support and am very grateful for the emails I get from you.
Thank you for listening.
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I enjoy your blog site and look forward to your future posts about which ever streams you fish. You offer a lot of good information here, and I have learned plenty. Best, Sam
Thank you!
Don't know what I can add anything beyond Sam's comment, he is right on the money. It'll be cool to read your adventures on other rivers.
Excellent decision. There are so, so many fly fishing resources in MA and in New England. The swift may be the only cold water river option in parts of the year, and it will have its day on my calendar, but I'm looking to do more local pond fishing (greater Boston metro area). I started doing this last year and had so much fun doing it. I laughed at the first popper I saw but boy did I have fun fishing it the few times I went out. Pond fishing is all new to me so I'm looking forward to it.
Looking forward to reading about your shenanigans as well! Anyone who takes the time to offer their advocacy, perspective and time to the fly fishing community (and do it publicly) gets my respect.
All The Best,
Jaime
Many thanks, Jamie, for this comment and the other one about your email. Please consider writing guest post about pond fishing? I think many of our readers would be extremely interested, including this one. No need to reveal spots, but helping people explore their local waters is a good thing, I think.
I would be plenty interested. I enjoy all kinds of fishing, not just fly fishing on streams. Regards, Sam
Sam, that would be great. Please send a blog post to me at bl***********@gm***.com?
This is your blog and you have ever right to write about the waters you want. I look forward to hearing up your trips this year where ever they may be.
Thanks, Mike. Also, I get the sense that you get out there on the water every now and again. If you ever might be willing to write a guest post, please let me know?
I think every now and again is the correct term. I am trying to get a trip out ever other week or so (It is about as much as family and work can allow at this point). This spring has been focusing on learning more about my local river the Quinnie. Let me think about it perhaps I can write about my next trip.
I was wondering if you'd ever get bored of the Swift – kind of surprised it took this long! Looking forward to hear about other places. Let me know if you're ever looking for some new areas to explore.
Haha! Tailwater trout on dries is a fun challenge. I will still go there but not very often. Any suggestions would be great!