(NortheasternFlyFishingPerspective.Blogspot.com) I’ve never fished for pike. I’ve never fished in Alaska. After reading a Richard Strolis’ recent blog post, I want to do both. 40″ pike? Catching dozens a day? Sign me up.
A Fat Swift River Rainbow
One of the more fun recent moments on the Swift involved landing this Fat Albert-esque 17″ rainbow. I was a few hundred yards above the Rt. 9 bridge. A sudden thunderstorm was rapidly closing in. A wind started to howl, ominous dark clouds were bearing down, and the trees started to sway back and
Salmon River Run
Guest post from Lance Connors: It’s about 2 months away still, but it’s already on my mind. New York’s Salmon River, teeming with huge salmon, brown trout and steelhead, running up it to spawn. It’s my favorite time of the year for sure. For those of you have never fished researched, or even heard of
Special Hooks for Midges
It was a great pleasure to meet Joe C. at the Y Pool. He’s an accomplished angler. A great tip he shared was about using “big eye” midge hooks. Putting on a size 30 midge emerger is a total pain, and it requires thin tippet. But, if you’re fishing for the big ‘bows at the