I did a spontaneous and quick trip to the Swift. I spent most of my time Euro-nymphing. I had tied some new patterns and wanted to test them. When the flows are up, it makes for ideal tight-line nymphing in certain stretches. I landed seven rainbows, quite a few fingerling brookies, and about five good-sized
Quick Report… Swift
Not much to report lately, but with my arm better and the rivers stocked I made a trip out to the Swift on Sunday. People are catching and doing very well there with all these stockies, but from what I hear, in a week they’ll be sipping 32s with the holdovers. I took 5 in
The Two Walts
I’m always on the hunt for effective flies that also are easy to tie. I tied up some Walt’s Worms and Sexy Walt’s and have found that they work well. During a recent 80-trout long weekend, the Sexy Walt was particularly effective. I think the pattern looks buggy, has some ribbing, and offers a thread
The Westfield and Farmington Rivers: A Great Long Weekend & 80 Trout
I went away for my autumn fly-fishing long weekend. I went down to New Hartford, CT. It again was great to see Sal and stay at Legends B&B. I hit the Farmington on Friday and landed 14. Beautiful weather. Bugs everywhere. Then, a cold snap moved in. Saturday was tough, as I had to work hard