I continue to marvel at an insight about which both Noel Dawes and R.M. Lytle have written on this blog. I used to think trout were “curious.” I have suggested tying Variants to get curious trout to strike. But, here are R.M.’s thoughts, which I think are more accurate than my POV: I don’t think
Category: Flies and fly tying
The Scud
One of my go-to flies in the winter is a simple Scud fly. With fewer eggs in the drift and nearly all hatches done, the scud is an important food source at spring creeks and tailwaters. There have been winter outings when I find trout with big bellies that are jammed full with scuds. I
Noel Dawes: In Defense of the Mop Fly
Blog reader Noel Dawes has some great perspectives. So, after reading some of his comments, I asked him to write a guest post. Here it is. It is insanely insightful. I hope he writes more posts! ______________________________ Warning: I am about to go into some techniques that will make purists cringe. If that’s you,
Eggs at the Farmington
It was brisk this morning at the Farmington. As the sun crept up above the horizon, this grizzled rainbow said hello. I think this is a brown trout parr? It sure had a great deal of energy for a little guy. It was a double-digit day. Maybe a dozen or so? This 16″ brown was