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Category: Overviews of rivers

The Westfield River East Branch: Best Flies and Spots

February 27, 2016September 3, 2024 Jo Tango

TL;DR: Best flies and spots for the Westfield River East Branch. The prettiest river in Massachusetts. As spring arrives, I often will be fishing the Westfield East Branch. It is my favorite Massachusetts river. I once hooked a massive brown there, and there is a report of three- to four-lb. browns living in the more

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Overview: The Swift River Hatchery Pipe Area

September 17, 2015October 20, 2019 Jo Tango

TL;DR: Great for new anglers, and you don’t need a guide. For flies, read below and click here, here, and here. For the Swift around Rt.9, including the Y-Pool, click here. The area below Bondsville is productive and faces much less pressure. Legendary angler Gary Metras has a special presentation on winter fly fishing at

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Jay Hale on the Parker River

May 7, 2015September 23, 2017 Jo Tango

Here’s an amazing guest post from Jay Hale. You can follow him on Twitter. With a prolonged ice fishing season and an early June trip to the Connecticut River headwaters on the docket this year, I knew I wouldn’t be hitting the trout waters hard in late March and early April. Combing through my list

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Best Flies and Spots: Swift River Fly Fishing Intro

November 19, 2014May 1, 2024 Troy Holt

Swift River fly fishing is unique. It is like fishing at an aquarium. Once you get the hang of it, though, it isn’t that tough. Troy’s overview below includes the best flies and best spots. You do not need a guide. If you are new to fly fishing, go to the Hatchery Pipe (overview here),

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