First trip to the Hoosic River. Floated it with a couple buddies who have a raft. I’ve heard a lot of good things about the Hoosic from various people. It’s sort of a poorly kept secret. Superficially the river looks great. Large enough to float (at least in the spring), tons of woody habitat, deep
Stoneflies on Jig Hooks
Pat’s Legs on jig hook. Via @tightlineproductions. #flytying #barbless #euronymphing #flyfishing A post shared by BlogFlyFish (@blogflyfish) on Apr 16, 2017 at 9:08am PDT I’m a big fan of stonefly patterns. If the fish don’t sense you’re near, I find that a sizeable morsel like a Pat’s Legs is something trout almost cannot refuse. I
Lake Trout round 2
As you’ll deduce by the lack of pictures in this post, the Lake Trout gave me the slip again yesterday. This time I tried for lakers on Quabbin. It was opening day on the big reservoir. I got some good advice from one of our regular blog readers, and contributors (thanks Will!), on where to
Flows Up at the Farmington
Short but fun outing. #farmingtonriver permanent TMA. That ‘bow was hefty and fought like crazy. #flyfishing #euronymphing #syndicateflyfishing #barbless #catchandrelease #orvis A post shared by BlogFlyFish (@blogflyfish) on Apr 15, 2017 at 12:52pm PDT Flows were up when I today went to the Farmington. As that river has been in drought conditions the past few