Thank you to In the Riffle for this YouTube video on tying the Patriot Dry Fly. The Patriot is my stuck-on-a-desert-island dry fly. If I had to pick a single dry fly as the only one I could use for a given day, it would be this one. Originally tied by Charles Meck in the
Category: Brook Trout
What to Make of a Swift Rejection
The Swift River’s trout have a well-deserved reputation. On the average day, the angler can expect to encounter trout that have variously been described as discerning, persnickety, stubborn, educated, rude, aggravating, spiteful, picky, frustrating and uncooperative. Of course there are periodic breaks when MassWildlife brings in fresh blood, but the truth is that even the
Fall Father-Daughter Fun
We had a short camping and fishing trip planned for this fall. This one was special as it would be the first time my newly nine-year-old daughter Brooke and I would be out on our own together for a few days. We are lucky to have a great family unit, but I feel that one-on-one
Last Chance Dance at Rapid River
A short water release video of a Rapid River brook trout in spawning colors. “You guys should come back the last week in September.” These were the parting words that I had heard three months earlier in mid-June from the manager at Lakewood Camps. As I made my way down to the dock at the