I fished a 1/2 day today on the Swift. With our freestones’ water temperatures plummeting, I didn’t feel like risking a long drive only to find catatonic trout. I hit the hatchery pipe area and got in before the crowds arrived. I also headed to the Y Pool area, and, then, drove home a little
Slack Casting and an 18″ Rainbow
I’m really enjoying fishing dries. Above, is an 18″ Swift rainbow that recently took a size 30 dry on 9x tippet (I ran out of 8x while fishing). A very dark fish, with a wide girth. Powerful and fat. I am still learning how to dupe consistently such big and savvy fish with dry flies,
Best Practices
I’m fishing the Swift a 1/2 day on Saturday, and so, am tying tonight some nymphs and dries in sizes 22 down to 26. I really enjoy these moments to focus fully on making some small flies. I’m making a bunch of flies that folks say work well at other tailwaters. I make the assumption
Stillwater Trout
Just from looking around the various blogs and forums, you will see that some anglers have been absolutely crushing it fly fishing in ponds and lakes. I have always struggled fishing the stillwater, but I’ve been doing better as of late. Here are a few things that have worked for me, and tips that MA