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Author: Jo Tango
First trip to the East Branch Westfield
It was a bit of a slow day for me fish wise, at least at the first spot I tried. This morning I checked out the lower end of the catch-and-release section of the East Branch Westfield River. I fished and hiked my way upstream for most of the rest of the day. I must’ve
The Euro Golden Stone
The Euro-style Golden Stone has duped many big browns for me. It’s an easy fly to tie, as it’s basically a Pheasant Tail with a few tweaks. I fish it as an anchor fly in my tightline nymphing set-up. I’ve noticed that browns tend to go for it, whilst rainbows still tend to prefer the
Super-Sized Rainbows at the Westfield River
Given the long drive to the Westfield River’s East Branch section, I fish it only a few times a year. And, today was one of those glorious days. I awoke at 3 am and made it to the river just after sunrise. The water temp. in the morning was 72 °F and flows were quite