I get some cool emails. I received one about a fly fishing tournament for high school students. A high school junior is coordinating it: My name is Eamonn Powers and I am a junior at Holliston High School in Holliston Massachusetts. For my National Honors Society project I am working on holding a High School
Author: Jo Tango
Small Soft Hackles: Update
Not the prettiest, but a size 18 CDC soft hackle often works #rainyday #flytying #flyfishing #euronymphing #isit5oclockyet A post shared by BlogFlyFish (@blogflyfish) on Apr 25, 2017 at 2:06pm PDT I wrote last summer how a small CDC soft hackle was my #1 fly. So, I’m reloading the fly box in anticipation of BWO hatches
Small Emergers
One of the benefits of getting older is that you need less sleep. So, when I awoke at 3.30 am, I had my coffee and answered work emails. Then, I had some time to kill before the gym opened, and so, I tied flies. It was time to work with some newly-arrived hooks: the Tiemco
Ready Those Golden Stones
As I wrote, it was a good outing on Saturday at the Farmington. A 16.5″ Survivor Strain brown fell for a Pat’s Legs. So, it makes sense that I’m seeing reports online of Golden Stoneflies getting active. Here’s one from Vermont: Spring is in the air! Already seeing hatches and finding juicy little fish snacks