A few general updates, fishing and otherwise, that might be of interest… First, according to the most recent deliberation of the state Drought Management Task Force, Massachusetts is finally back to normal (i.e., non-drought) conditions for the first time in over two years. The cool and rainy spring we’ve had has made up the rainfall
Category: Rainbow Trout
Saturday on the Swift
I fished the Swift River C&R section downstream from Route 9 this Saturday. I was scheduled to be in Amherst for work all day on Friday so I decided to just stay overnight and fish on Saturday. Unfortunately for me (but great for the rivers!) there had been an exceptional amount of rain earlier in
Another post? Fishing must be good
Hit up the Swift this afternoon for a couple hours after work. It did not disappoint. The fish were on and aggressive. The rainbows were up on shallow gravel and losing their minds. I’ve heard that one of the rainbow strains stocked by the state are fall spawning fish – that would certainly explain the
Millers River: Stocked and Ready
I spent two half-days fishing the Millers. The river is at a decent level, and loads of fish were around, both newly-stocked and ones that survived the summer. I landed dozens each time. It was particularly fun to see some very dark rainbows. I wonder how long it takes for trout to shed their silvery