With my favorite freestones subject to the August heat and occasional dearth of rain, I continue to focus on the Swift. I continue to find that the fishing is increasingly challenging each time. Flies that worked well in the past now are getting refused. Trout are becoming less concentrated in particular spots: they’re spreading out
Author: Jo Tango
Fishing for Pike in Alaska
(NortheasternFlyFishingPerspective.Blogspot.com) I’ve never fished for pike. I’ve never fished in Alaska. After reading a Richard Strolis’ recent blog post, I want to do both. 40″ pike? Catching dozens a day? Sign me up.
A Fat Swift River Rainbow
One of the more fun recent moments on the Swift involved landing this Fat Albert-esque 17″ rainbow. I was a few hundred yards above the Rt. 9 bridge. A sudden thunderstorm was rapidly closing in. A wind started to howl, ominous dark clouds were bearing down, and the trees started to sway back and
Salmon River Run
Guest post from Lance Connors: It’s about 2 months away still, but it’s already on my mind. New York’s Salmon River, teeming with huge salmon, brown trout and steelhead, running up it to spawn. It’s my favorite time of the year for sure. For those of you have never fished researched, or even heard of