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Author: Jo Tango

Combat Fishing on the Nissitissit and Squannacook

May 4, 2015September 12, 2017 Jo Tango

On Sunday, I hit the Nissitissit and Squannacook. The Nissi was a tough experience. I was nymphing a run, and a guy with worms walked over and started casting downstream of me, about ten feet away. He said he had been there earlier and landed three fish. Then, he moved upstream of me, again, about

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News,Nissitissit River,Philosophy,Squannacook River1 Comment

Two 15" Brutes

May 4, 2015September 18, 2017 Jo Tango

I fished the Quinapoxet and another stretch of a local river, about which I unfortunately am sworn to secrecy. Landing some good-sized fish on my 3-wt. and 6x/7x tippet made them feel like absolute brutes. At the Quinnie, I hooked three and landed a 15″ rainbow on a swinging white streamer. I’ve often had good

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Flies and fly tying,Quinapoxet River,Videos5 Comments

A Great Streamer for Trout: The JT Special

May 2, 2015August 30, 2019 Jo Tango

I’m not sure why trout key in on certain patterns, but I’ve had really good luck with a white marabou streamer. The streamer has done well for me on rivers such as the Swift and Quinapoxet. If you tied it in a larger size, I suspect bass will like it, too. I like how the

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Flies and fly tying,Streamersswift river streamers,westfield river nymphs/streamers5 Comments

Get Ready to Fish!

April 29, 2015September 12, 2017 Jo Tango

Weather looks like it is turning. On Monday, the high will be 78 degrees in Boston. All next week, forecast highs will be in the 70s. So Hendricksons will start to hatch and our freestones should warm up, making for more active fish. As I’ve written before, water temp is a huge driver of trout

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