Big flies for big fish isn’t an unusual concept. The logic behind using big flies is to get larger fish to bite, while simultaneously weeding out smaller ones. At the same time, big flies imitate high-energy meals, which is enough to draw large fish looking to expend little energy. This technique works in big rivers
Snap
“The Force is strong with this one,” I thought. I had a fish on at the Farmington this morning, and I had a hard time guiding it with side pressure. The prior fish, all stockies, were pretty easy to land. Eventually, I found out the reason. I had a double. The little rainbow was beautifully
Fly Trying
My kids have been itching to put some of the flies they tied this winter to the test in front of some fish. We have had a few short outings during this unseasonably cold spring, but things finally lined up. I was able to get us in front of some of Mass Wildlife’s freshly-released brown
A Squannacook Surprise
I fished the Squannacook briefly Friday afternoon. The river was stocked in a couple places on Thursday, and I ran into a quite a few fishermen. Despite the number of anglers present, most of them stuck to the big pools and left a lot of water alone. The few guys I talked to reported good