The Swift, the Farmington, or the Deerfield? Those were the choices last weekend unless we want to fish for trout in one of the ponds in Cape Cod that were stocked multiple times this fall. MassWildlife continues to stock ponds of vast importance like the Little Alum, Baddacook, and Singletary while treating the Housatonic, Quinnepoxet,
Category: Farmington River
The Wicked Witch Is Dead or At Least Dying
After getting skunked the three times I went fishing in Winter of 2022, I was beginning to think that I was doomed to never catch a trout again. During each effort, I went through my ritual of pep talks that I give myself when I’m losing hope: They’ve got to eat sometime! There’s going to
Bend of Brothers
This past Thursday I arranged a fly fishing trip for five of my colleagues who are leaders in the organization for which we work. This is the eighth year in a row we have had our “fishing extravaganza” where we see if we can put a few good bends in our rods. For the most
Desperately Seeking Stockies
If you are anything like me, and I know I am, you are just about ready to give up on winter fishing for trout. I know, I know…. Nearly every day those guides and their clients on Instagram are holding up fish so big and beautiful that even Herman Melville wouldn’t have words to describe