It’s the egg. Troy and I agree: egg fly patterns work, and we like fishing them. We like fishing them because trout love eggs. Fish have a strong sense for which food source has the most calories per unit of effort. It is how they’ve evolved over time. The Alpha Trout that have first dibs
Category: Flies and fly tying
The Best Flies: the 10% that Catch 90% of Trout
I have a major weakness: I’m in love with fly-fishing flies. I really enjoy reading about them, talking about them, visiting fly shops to see them, and making them. If I see/hear/learn something might be effective, I have to use a Jedi Mind Trick (see video above) to keep me from buying or making that
Muskies in Massachusetts? On the Fly?
What is the rarest fish to catch in MA? The musky. Every year, fewer musky are submitted for sport fishing awards than any other fish in MA. They are just hands down hard to catch. So lets start back to last summer (2013). I am on Lake Quinsigamond in Worchester. I am throwing big 7 inch
Mice in Mass?!
Mice are hands down the most fun fly to fish. There’s not even a question. Between the viscous strikes and crazy jumps, and the fact that mice bring up the biggest fish in the river, there’s plenty of reasons to fish with mouse flies. I was fortunate enough to fish in Alaska a few years