The good folks at Orvis Dedham are offering some fly fishing lessons. The classes are free and will cover fly casting, rigging and knots. They’ll be on Saturday mornings, 9 am to 12 noon, and people who complete the class will be eligible for some discounts. Cynthia Harkness, the store’s Fishing Manager, will be one
The Tippet Wrap
Here’s a clever way to tie an improved clinch knot on a cold day. Pretty cool.
Kelly Galloup: Fluoro vs. Mono
Here is a video that I found very helpful. It summarizes the trade offs between fluorocarbon and monofilament. Hope you also find it interesting. The next time I’m out fishing dries on technical waters, I may add a bit of fluoro to the end of my dry-fly rig.
Drought: Update
I saw this post below in my Twitter feed. I’m hopeful that the snow pack is thick and will melt slowly, to give aquifers the time to replenish. Glad that there’s more rain coming. Looks like a wet/stormy pattern ahead. Good for drought if this verifies. pic.twitter.com/T3b0UqVUBG — Dave Epstein (@growingwisdom) March 23, 2017 On