That’s a fat brown trout taken below Murphy Dam, up in Pittsburg, NH. That’s Greg Inglis, a guide at Lopstick Outfitters, which is an Orvis-endorsed lodge. That’s why I’m headed up to Pittsburg again this summer, for my 11th trip, to fish the beginning of the Connecticut River. I love it up there (more here).
Author: Jo Tango
Nymphing at the Swift River
I fished the Swift for about four hours and landed nine trout, all on nymphs. Lost two others. A total surprise, as I had low expectations. Nearly all of the 11 trout took a Hare’s Ear variant, size 18. I caught fish both above and below Rt. 9. I was the eighth car in the
Variants
Part of the fun about fly tying, for me, is making variants. I will tweak a pattern to give it a slightly different look. A tweak can be major or minor, but can help attract trout I don’t think it matters much for most waters. But, it has made a big difference for me when
Chomping on Stoneflies
During the recent warm spell, I hit a very local freestone a few times and had good luck finding brown trout, even when the water was down to 33 °F. A big surprise. A key fly has been the Hare’s Ear. Let me explain. I stomach-pumped a trout during one outing, and it was full