Above is a helpful video from Tightline Productions and shows a fly pattern that is easy to tie. I’ve found that small flies with a trailing shuck and some budding wings are really effective. Sometimes just a shuck and a large thorax, such as the WD-40 fly, is enough. Sometimes, a fly that also includes
Category: Flies and fly tying
Fly Tying Course at Concord Outfitters
Happy New Year! With winter upon us, this is a great time to learn how to tie flies. I started last year and am really glad that I did so. It really changed the game for me. Still, it is intimidating to start off, and so, consider attending a fly tying course at Concord Outfitters.
A New Year’s Eve at the Swift River
I arrived back in town two days ago from a Christmas trip. A long 17-hr. trip. With the forecast no longer predicting freezing rain, I rallied today and headed to the Swift. Since “catch and keep” below Route 9 goes back into force tomorrow on January 1, I headed to the hatchery area.
Worms, worms, worms!
Purists may hate me for saying this, but I love using worm flies. Why? Because they just catch fish. I’ve taken most of my biggest trout on worms flies, and they always seem to bring in trout on days when nothing else seems to work. Places to use them? Swift, Swift, Swift… for some reason