View this post on Instagram A post shared by Devin Olsen (@tactical_flyfisher) I engage a great deal with social media, but only recently jumped on Instagram. It is so much better for fly fishing than other digital properties. You can follow some famous anglers, savvy local tightliners, and see what people are catching and
Year: 2016
Tightline Nymphing for Steelhead
Up above, is a very cool video. I find that the older New Fly Fisher videos can be hit or miss, but, they seem more informative these days. This video is about tightlining for steelhead. They cover the rig in the early part of the video, and there’s a very nice fish landed towards the
Christmas on the Swift
Fished the Swift on Christmas Day. This time of year tailwater trout is about the only fly fishing available without getting on an airplane, except maybe some unfrozen ponds here in eastern Mass and down on the Cape (something I’d really like to try one of these days!). My Christmas day tradition for the last
2016: a Year for Gratitude
I’m very grateful that I’m able to make the time, and have the health, to fly fish. That may sound premature, but I think it’s prescient. I see many older folks braving the rivers but smartly establish limits. They won’t venture forth when there’s ice on the trails. They won’t wade aggressively into a torrid