This year, I have made a point to try out a couple new things in the fly-fishing world: a couple new techniques, a couple new books, a couple new places, and most importantly, a bit of new kit. Hear are some items I’d recommend. RODS Unfortunately, part of my new kit was a direct
Category: Rainbow Trout
‘Fat and Phat’ at the Swift River
Today, we saw, we fished, and we threw scuds. Before the blog team formed, and after Swift River Burn Out set in for me, I would still go back near year-end before “catch and keep” returned below Route 9 and the fish ended up in anglers’ freezers. Now, it’s fun to go with others. Fellow
The Little Truckee: So Much Good Water, I Barely Scratched the Surface
It’s been a busy fall for me. I have been collecting some fly-tying materials with my new, year-old bird dog. So, I haven’t made it out nearly as much as I want to the trout waters. Toss in some social obligations on key weekends, well, and, it just means I have been pitifully under-fishing. Short
Back to Basics, Part 2
Today, I decided to continue last week’s “back to basics” theme and headed for…the Swift River (our free river guide here). As you may recall, I started fly fishing more regularly in 2014 and fished the Swift to cut my teeth. After learning both indicator nymphing and “dries or die,” I eventually succumbed, like some