A warm welcome to Chris Lawson, who will be writing periodic guest posts. Thank you, Bill Hager, for connecting us with Chris! I’m not on the river nearly as much as I would like to be these days. Three kids, a wife in grad school, a job, and a new puppy will do that to
At the Vise: Sulphur Cripple
It could be coincidence, but I’ve had good luck throwing Sulphur Cripple patterns. This weekend, a brown almost at 19″ took one. Last month, a 20″ brown ate one as well. (Blog posts here and here.) Even when it doesn’t work, the pattern gets a lot of looks. Both times, I fished the flies on a
The Shallows
The river was chock full of anglers when I arrived at 7 am. Not every spot was taken: just the ones I wanted to fish. I fished the B water, working my way around anglers. A tightliner above me did well, fishing heavy flies. Relegated to skinny water, I focused on dries. I started with
Plans and Perseverance
A warm welcome to Daniel Seaton, who will be posting periodically as a guest contributor! Many thanks to Bill Hager for making the intro. We are always looking for guest writers, FYI! I have been eager to get out on the local rivers, but weather and parenting duties have kept me from chasing spring trout.