Temps may be freezing, and the wind may be howling at times, but it’s not too early to imagine trout. One of the best videos I’ve seen in a long time is the one below. It features Joe Goodspeed, the savant who created the Thomas and Thomas Contact rods and is now at Diamondback doing
Category: Techniques
Getting Started: Two-Handed Fly Fishing
If there is one area of fly fishing that confuses most people (myself included for years), it’s probably Spey fishing, or rather fishing with a two-handed fly rod. I was always impressed when I saw videos pop up on social media of salmon anglers in places like Norway, or steelhead anglers in British Columbia launching
A Marathon Day
I didn’t expect to drive over six hours, hit a few rivers in a few states, and come home late. But, there I was. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BlogFlyFish.com (@blogflyfish) The morning session started slow. Midges were everywhere, but there were no rises. I tightlined one of my favorite runs
Swift Reward
With all of the rain this winter and spring, the Quabbin Reservoir has been spilling since January. I have not been fishing the Swift River, but the flows have made for good sightseeing at the spillway. I’ve taken a few walks along the river and learned where the trees have been removed (or deposited). When