My wife was spending Saturday on her own with some well-deserved time at the beach. Having recently done well fishing in the evening at the Swift River, I decided to give in to the kids’ demands for an evening trip to the Swift. I usually don’t take both of them on my own. There
Category: Swift River
A Father-Daughter Float on the Swift River
Edit: We fished an area that isn’t accessible from shore due to private property and tough access. And, it is too deep for wading. In fact, we didn’t see any shore-bound or wading anglers. Writing this in case people are concerned that Chris floats the heavily-waded areas of the Swift. He does not. I don’t
Luck
Reading blog reader Nicholas’s comment (below the post here) made me realize something: there’s tremendous luck that goes with fly fishing. The luck happens when you fish a run that no one has yet hit and disturbed. It occurs when you are nymphing, ready to cast at the end of the drift…and, find a fish
Swift River Steelhead Worm Fly: THE SNACK ATTACK
Hope this post finds everyone healthy and happy as can be given the current situation. At least, we can still get out in the woods. Given that the rain seems to want to keep the rivers all high, I figured you all may want to get a secret fly recipe that keeps the rod bending