Fellow blog writer Adam Kautza has many gifts. He has three degrees in fisheries and is the Coldwater Fisheries Biologist for MassWildlife. He is a talented public speaker. He’s also an incredible angler and photographer. The photos you see on the slider on our blog’s front page? They’re all Adam’s. I follow Adam on Instagram,
Farmington: Midge Flies
TL;DR: Midge flies, #24 and smaller. I hit the same area where I went last week and had some good success. With flows back to normal, I wanted to see whether the fishing would change. I arrived at dawn. Already, fish were rising for Farmington Caddis. Now, that bug (Dolophilodes distinctus) is interesting. It does
Best Flies for the Farmington and Swift? Midges
TL;DR: Small midges are some of the best flies. Where to buy them. Photos of some favorites. If you fish tailwaters, you know that midges are a huge part of a trout’s diet. Many of my best Farmington River and Swift River flies are midges (links here and here). They’re not the only way
Blog Improvements: Speed and Tags
TL;DR: Blog improvements? Speed and fly recommendations for specific rivers. Thanks to you, some blog improvements on the technology front have been required. The short answer is that traffic has really been high, and it has slowed down the blog. So, I’ve put in some back-end improvements that will increase page speed retrievals. And, a