It was a long time coming but I got my first wild bow. It took a skated EHC stimulator. I wish I could say that it was due to meticulous presentation but it happened accidentally while I was crossing the stream with my line hanging downstream. Fortunately, the action didn’t stop there. I caught bows,
Category: Rainbow Trout
Playing and Handling Fish
It’s personal choice. Some anglers takes photographs of their fish. Others do not. I take photos of the exceptional ones in order to show my children, have stuff for the blog and, most important, to remember these amazing experiences of being on the water many years later. As a result, some of the fish I
‘Dries or Die’ with New Patterns
I took some of my new dry flies for some “dries or die” spins. The size 30 CDC Midge Emerger worked like a charm. Purple got looks, but black received many takes. The Renegade did well sporadically, but, mostly at choppy water. And, smaller fish really liked the “Hi-Viz” Griffith’s Gnat. A tough fish to
Report: the Westfield’s East Branch
A low-volume outing with water cold and high. But, made contact and learned much. #contactnymphrod #thomasandthomasflyrods #euronymphing #flyfishing A post shared by BlogFlyFish (@blogflyfish) on May 13, 2017 at 2:41pm PDT (Note, there are four pictures above. Hover over the image and click the right arrow.) Today was hard work. With another rainstorm approaching, I