Hit up the Swift this afternoon for a couple hours after work. It did not disappoint. The fish were on and aggressive. The rainbows were up on shallow gravel and losing their minds. I’ve heard that one of the rainbow strains stocked by the state are fall spawning fish – that would certainly explain the
Upcoming events that may be of interest
This may or may not be news to everyone but I’ve heard of a couple upcoming fly-fishing/trout related events that may be of interest. 1. Fly-fishing Fair put on by Mass Wildlife at the Headquarters Westborough. Flyer with details below. 2. A TU sponsored event designed to discuss the effects of the current drought on
More on Zach St. Amand (Steelhead!)
As I’ve written before, Farmington guide Zach St. Amand is extremely talented. He’s an incredible angler. He is very dialed-in with the Farmington, as he fishes it 200 days a year. Zach also knows well the latest techniques and approaches that work. He is up-to-date. And, he is the nicest guy. I follow him on
Landlockeds are in…sort of
With all of the rain in central Mass I thought it would be a good idea to check out the Stillwater River in the hopes that the run of Landlocked Atlantic Salmon would be getting started. From what I’ve heard and read it seems like the fall rains tend to get the salmon running upstream