One of the things I’ve learned is that a little movement to a fly can go a long way. On some days, the trout want a pure dead drift. But, at other times, they want some twitches or an active retrieve. The other things I’ve learned is that a fly with a soft hackle can
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A Few Things
I hope everyone is having a good January. I have just a few things to report: Ed Engle’s Trout Lessons. I recently finished it and think it’s great. I’ve read Tying Small Flies and Fishing Small Flies and thought I’d read his third book. It covers some tricky situations and what to do when you
‘Trout Stream Day Dreams’
(Colie Egertson) One of my favorite blogs is “Trout Stream Day Dreams.” Author Colie Egertson brings to it amazing photographs, a love for wild trout, and deep scientific knowledge. You may recall that he wrote a guest post on the Nashua River. You may already know that Orvis asked him to write a post on
Slack Casting and an 18″ Rainbow
I’m really enjoying fishing dries. Above, is an 18″ Swift rainbow that recently took a size 30 dry on 9x tippet (I ran out of 8x while fishing). A very dark fish, with a wide girth. Powerful and fat. I am still learning how to dupe consistently such big and savvy fish with dry flies,