Just saw this on Twitter: TROUT STOCKING NOW UNDERWAY: half a million trout will be stocked this spring. Get daily stocking updates at https://t.co/6xBllrvzev pic.twitter.com/phTsQW274O — MA. Fish & Game (@MassDFG) March 8, 2017 A reminder that the MA stocking map and list are here. Also, if you’re looking to teach a kid how to
Author: Jo Tango
At the Bench: More Midges
The fly boxes need more midges as I get ready for spring. So, over the weekend, I was working on small patterns down to size 30. I find that nymphs down to sizes 20 and 22 are small enough in most situations. Dries down to sizes 24 and 26 also are more than sufficient. So,
Caddis Larvae
As I re-read my fishing log, one fly did particularly well during spring and early-summer: a green Caddis Larva. Early-season trout, when I selectively stomach-sample a few, are usually absolutely chock-full of Caddis Pupae and Larvae. Nearly always, I see the light-green variety. You can really spend a lot of time on such a fly.
My New #1 Fly
I this morning was going through my fishing log and noticed one reliable fly kept coming up: the Sexy Walt’s. I’ve blogged about this fly quite a few times. I think that’s because it simply works. The fly dupes stockies and the wily and wild Farmington browns. It has even surpassed in effectiveness my prior