The best way to start fly fishing: keep things simple! I think learning how to indicator nymph is ideal and autumn is a great time to do so. In this post, I’ll share ideas for affordable gear, flies, easy knots, online and free resources, and some DIY spots on specific rivers. So, if you or
Category: Swift River
Fall Fly Fishing
If schedules work out, I will get a hall pass to stay over a few nights and fish the Farmington on Columbus Day weekend. Last autumn yielded my personal best trout (details here). So, I’m hopeful for another good fall season. Of all the seasons in the year, I think autumn is my favorite time
Christmas on the Swift
Fished the Swift on Christmas Day. This time of year tailwater trout is about the only fly fishing available without getting on an airplane, except maybe some unfrozen ponds here in eastern Mass and down on the Cape (something I’d really like to try one of these days!). My Christmas day tradition for the last
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