I arrived back in town two days ago from a Christmas trip. A long 17-hr. trip. With the forecast no longer predicting freezing rain, I rallied today and headed to the Swift. Since “catch and keep” below Route 9 goes back into force tomorrow on January 1, I headed to the hatchery area.
The Connecticut Yankee
Images from The Connecticut Angler Stumbled across this cool blog the other day… not purely fly, for those of you who only fly fish, but there’s a good assortment of types of fishing, characterized by great writing and pictures. Check it out, definitely a good read. http://kierran.blogspot.com/
‘The Dropper Adjustment’
I think many fly fishing videos make it look easy. Music is in the background, tippets don’t break, and the trout voraciously eat flies. But, we all know there’s a lot of trial and error. The video up top from Dave and Amelia Jensen is a refreshing change of pace. The two are talking out
A Cold Outing and a Bald Eagle
TL;DR: Landed about 10, all rainbows. Highlight was a 17″ one (two photos up top). ________________________ Though the forecast high was 36 °F with gusts of wind, I decided to fish. With many Swift regulars exhorting me to fish before “catch and keep” returns south of Rt. 9 on January 1, I