I hit a Connecticut freestone for a few hours during a brief break in the wind and cold. I landed some fish, and the hardest-fighting one of all was this one. It’s a sucker fish and was about 14″. For a moment, I thought I had on a big brown. I mean, this
Massachusetts Trout Stocking Is Underway
Just saw this on Twitter: TROUT STOCKING NOW UNDERWAY: half a million trout will be stocked this spring. Get daily stocking updates at https://t.co/6xBllrvzev pic.twitter.com/phTsQW274O — MA. Fish & Game (@MassDFG) March 8, 2017 A reminder that the MA stocking map and list are here. Also, if you’re looking to teach a kid how to
At the Bench: More Midges
The fly boxes need more midges as I get ready for spring. So, over the weekend, I was working on small patterns down to size 30. I find that nymphs down to sizes 20 and 22 are small enough in most situations. Dries down to sizes 24 and 26 also are more than sufficient. So,
Caddis Larvae
As I re-read my fishing log, one fly did particularly well during spring and early-summer: a green Caddis Larva. Early-season trout, when I selectively stomach-sample a few, are usually absolutely chock-full of Caddis Pupae and Larvae. Nearly always, I see the light-green variety. You can really spend a lot of time on such a fly.