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Orvis Dedham. It will remain open! They were able to renew their lease. Ty and Cynthia there are great, and so, if you’re in the area, say hello to them. They have great advice and also guide. Swift River. Ice sheet is gone from the hatchery lot. Some anglers continue to battle the cold weather and fish.
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).
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
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