This morning, I walked to the Farmington’s banks with a bit more pep to my step: it was Articulated Day. In my hand was my new 10′ Orvis Helios 3D seven-weight, and so fine did it feel. Articulated streamers were in my chest pack, and I was ready to rumble. It was to be my
Author: Jo Tango
‘Naked Nymphing’ at the Swift River
When I started down the Fly Fishing Rabbit Hole in 2014, like many others, I cut my teeth at the Swift River, particularly the more obvious spots like the Y Pool and the Hatchery Pipe areas (our river guides on the Swift here, here, and here). It was fun to learn indicator nymphing and dries.
The Streamer Game
Well, it’s begun. I knew it was inevitable, and it has taken some time. But, I’m going down The Streamer Rabbit Hole. My eyes were opened last June when fellow blogger, Ashu Rao, and I headed to Maine and landed many huge brookies (post here). The best fly? A five-inch white streamer. Here are some
Back to Basics, Part 2
Today, I decided to continue last week’s “back to basics” theme and headed for…the Swift River (our free river guide here). As you may recall, I started fly fishing more regularly in 2014 and fished the Swift to cut my teeth. After learning both indicator nymphing and “dries or die,” I eventually succumbed, like some