As I’ve blogged before, CT DEEP does a great job of breeding and stocking “survivor strain” brown trout. They’re meant to be hardy and spook easily. A blog reader recently wrote in to inquire about a large brown he had caught and when it might have been stocked. He saw a colored elastomer behind one
Patrick Morrow: Three Summertime Fly Fishing Tactics to Catch More Trout
Blog reader Patrick Morrow wrote this awesome post. Great timing, given that we are in a heat wave. Thank you, Patrick! Hitting the river to chase trout on a bluebird sunny day is almost too good to resist. But just because the weather is perfect doesn’t mean catching fish will be easy — in most
Boston area warm water
With limited time the last couple weeks I’ve been relegated to local fisheries – not that I’m complaining, I love warm water fishing. The trend of cool, wet weather has continued and the warm water fisheries in the area have responded accordingly. I spotted a number of beds at several lakes but no male bass
Etiquette
I had the pleasure of meeting @blogflyfish this weekend who was kind enough to let me follow him up through a deep run. He stuck a nice fish that took him downstream past me and I followed with this fat #browntrout moments later. #euronymphing #fishon #pardonme A post shared by Damon Matus (@d_throw) on May