With rivers rising rapidly, this is a great time to hang out with our families and give thanks to the mothers in our lives who have done their best, overcome obstacles, and loved us. Up top is a beautiful video. Tuna are such amazing creatures: built for efficient propulsion and such eating machines. Enjoy this
Report: the Westfield’s East Branch
A low-volume outing with water cold and high. But, made contact and learned much. #contactnymphrod #thomasandthomasflyrods #euronymphing #flyfishing A post shared by BlogFlyFish (@blogflyfish) on May 13, 2017 at 2:41pm PDT (Note, there are four pictures above. Hover over the image and click the right arrow.) Today was hard work. With another rainstorm approaching, I
Updates
A few general updates, fishing and otherwise, that might be of interest… First, according to the most recent deliberation of the state Drought Management Task Force, Massachusetts is finally back to normal (i.e., non-drought) conditions for the first time in over two years. The cool and rainy spring we’ve had has made up the rainfall
At the Bench: a Caddis Emerger Variant
Size 18 CDC Caddis Emerger. Usually produces all summer. #flytying #euronymphing #flyfishing #ignoringmydayjob A post shared by BlogFlyFish (@blogflyfish) on May 11, 2017 at 6:05am PDT Some rivers I fish have ridiculous Caddis hatches and not many mayflies. Who knows why. At those spots, I find that emerger patterns can work very well. On some