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),
Category: Swift River
Quick Report
Hey guys, its been a few days, but I’ve got a quick rivers report. Hit the Squannacook on Saturday. I started by dredging nymphs and San Juan Worms in the bottom of every pool I could find, but got nothing. I switched it up and put on woolly bugger. I hooked and lost a few,
The Swift
Sorry guys, I haven’t been able to sit down and write a post for the last few days to to a personal emergency. I was out of town for a few days, and most of my time was occupied. However, I did hit the Swift before this, on Saturday, like I planned, so here’s a
It’s Brookie Week and Why I Love Brookies
I’ve been reading a lot of Small Stream Reflections recently, and that combined with all the native brookies I saw at the Swift have inspired me to do a week of brook trout related posts. These beautiful trout, native to New England and Eastern MA, are a blast to chase with a fly rod, and deserve more