I went to a local spot yesterday. Although the air temps hovered around 55 ˚F, snow melt was minimal, and the river ran high but clear. I fished many familiar runs and holes in a favorite section. Nothing. I tightline-nymphed, fished a dry-dropper, and even micro-nymphed with an indicator. Still, I failed to induce a take.
Category: Brook Trout
Freedom
I had a two-hour window to be on the water and decided to take it. Was surprised to find many active holdovers and some wild brookies while indicator nymphing. Here are some of the better ones. On the drive home, I was reflecting on tomorrow’s Easter Sunday and the start of Passover last night. Honestly,
My Favorite Stream
There is a place I fish once or twice a year. It’s a small, humble, tannic stream that flows under a main road big enough to have a route number assigned to it in central MA. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jamie Carr (@immaculate_fins) It comes babbling out of a forest,
Early-Season Scouting
I fished a new stream earlier this week. Although it ran clear, the water was still cold from snow melt. Since I never before had fished the stream, I had nothing to go by. I didn’t know how many fish were there or where their usual lies were. I searched all the typical types of