Weather looks like it is turning. On Monday, the high will be 78 degrees in Boston. All next week, forecast highs will be in the 70s. So Hendricksons will start to hatch and our freestones should warm up, making for more active fish. As I’ve written before, water temp is a huge driver of trout
Category: Techniques
Fishing for Stockies
As most of you have noticed, spring trout stockings are still going on all over the state. A few rivers still need fish (the Niss!!!), but most have some freshly stocked trout in ’em! Now a lot of people don’t like fishing for stocked trout. That’s cool. I personally do fish for them, because I
Streamer Fishing (and, Video of a Swift Rainbow)
When fishing streamers for trout, I use the 20% Rule and avoid throwing them at high noon. Some of that comes from Jason Randall, who wrote this great book on why and how trout feed. He believes most trout will try and eat prey that are 20% of their length or less. They know that
The Most Underrated Fish in MA
Yes, it’s carp. MA is loaded with them, but nobody fly fishes for them. Why? A lot of reasons. “Carp are trash fish” “They are hard to catch” “They aren’t pretty” “They are hard to find” I’ve heard all these before, and many more. Truth is, some of the are valid points. Carp can certainly