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Category: Brook Trout
Metro Boston Wild Trout
I had the opportunity to collaborate with the Neponset River Watershed Association and Greater Boston Trout Unlimited. It is an interesting project to identify and learn more about wild trout streams in the Metropolitan Boston area in an effort to raise awareness for, and protect, these unique resources. Wait, wild trout streams in the metro
Rainy Day Brookies
I visited a local small stream briefly. The water was a tad high and cold when I got there. In addition, it was pouring rain and showed little signs of letting up. Needless to say, I had low expectations. The first few pools produced no action on my dry-dropper rig. Further upstream, I found a
Sometimes All It Takes Is One
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.