On Saturday I checked out the Millers River and on Sunday I went to Wachusett Reservoir. Considering that I’ve only been in Massachusetts for 3 weeks it should be obvious that this was my first trip to both fisheries. Millers – Saturday (all day) I decided to fish Millers River this weekend. With so much
Category: Fly shops
Fly Rod Recommendations
I recently received an email from a reader with some questions. Many I felt I could answer. The one I did not was effectively this: what fly rod should I get? Honestly, I don’t feel qualified to answer that because it is a function of: what kind of fishing you like to do, where you’ll
Euro-Nymphing Outfit at UpCountry
One of the challenges of Euro-nymphing is it can be intimidating. Not just the choices for fly rods, but decisions to be made about flies, lines and leaders. So, it caught me eye that the good folks at UpCountry, right on the banks of the Farmington, have pulled together an outfit to get you going.
Jack’s Interview: Charlie Shadan, Evening Sun Fly Shop
Jack is a blog reader and volunteered to do a guest post (he didn’t want his surname printed). I’m very grateful. Here it is. I recently interviewed Charlie Shadan, owner of Evening Sun Fly Shop in Pepperell, MA, to gain a better understanding about the sport of fly fishing from a business perspective and