Dan Wells is a very experienced and passionate angler. Here is an incredibly insightful guest post about targeting striped bass. You can follow Dan on Instagram at @canalflyguy. Many thanks to blog team member Alex Bagdonas for teeing up this post. _____________________________ Spring is here, and, any day now, herring will start showing up in
Sometimes All It Takes Is One
I went to a local spot yesterday. Although the air temps hovered around 55 ˚F, snow melt was minimal, and the river ran high but clear. I fished many familiar runs and holes in a favorite section. Nothing. I tightline-nymphed, fished a dry-dropper, and even micro-nymphed with an indicator. Still, I failed to induce a take.
Millers Has Been Stocked
Just noticed on the MassWildlife trout stocking report that the Millers was stocked on April 2. The river appears high right now (USGS link here), and I’d suggest waiting for the flows to go down. Personally, I like it when it’s 400 cfs and below. This river heats up quickly, and so, I like to
All Tied Up
This winter is getting a bit long. I’m getting a bit of cabin fever. As my daughter put it this week: “I’m tired of not fishing.” Me too! I have not started fishing in earnest yet this year. I usually buy my license the first week in January, and I’ve caught fish on dry flies