TL;DR: If you’re in Southern New England, buy Tom Fuller’s book. Use Google Maps. Build your visual memory. As you know, we have written quite a few river overviews to feature waters that tend to be accessible, stocked and productive (link here). I thought I’d share with you one person’s journey to find them. Your
Category: Articles and books
At the Bench: Syl’s Midge
TL;DR: Syl’s Midge is a go-to wet fly when trout are active but picky. One of my favorites. I first read about this pattern in Dave Hughes’ book, Handbook of Hatches: A Basic Guide to the Food Trout Eat and the Most Effective Flies to Match Them. He rapturously writes about how incredibly effective it
Best Fly Fishing Books
TL;DR: The best fly fishing books for me. Ones that really help even to today. The more open-minded I’ve been, the more fish I’ve caught. Maybe it’s karma, but arrogance kills knowledge-seeking. So, I read a great deal and follow dozens of fly fishing blogs and read many books. Many fly fishing books are duds,
How to Start Euronymphing
Are there cheap and easy ways to start Euronymphing? Absolutely. In this post, I’ll share a few options. Blog reader Nate posted a comment in a prior post with some great questions about how to start tightlining (thread of comments here). So, in case it is helpful, I’ve put down my response below. I’m very
