Orvis Dedham is organizing a group trip to the Farmington. They’ve reserved a block of rooms at Legends B&B, which is right on the water. I’ve stayed at Legends and am a big fan. The Farmington is an incredible but huge river. Half of the fish are wild and wily brown trout. My personal best
New Stocking Schedule
MassWildlife has launched a new stocking update tool. It will provide updates daily, and you also can look at a map version. It also now states which trout species was stocked. You previously had to wait until Friday at 12 noon, and there was no map. You also didn’t know what fish were being put
A Packable and Waterproof Rain Jacket
Have a rain jacket ready. With the spring rains upon us, I want to emphasize that some of my best fishing days have come in the rain. Trout are less cautious when it’s overcast, and, they put on the feedbag when rain starts. And, there are fewer anglers out, which is a plus. I remember
Soft-Hackled Frenchies
(Oct. 13, 2016 edit: I’m starting to call these “Glam Frenchies” because they’re so in-your-face.) Soft-hackled Frenchies rule. They catch plenty of trout, both new stockies and grizzled veterans. Sometimes, trout want a very simple fly with few details, as it means there’s less to which they can object. Sometimes, “busy” flies with many strike