You may have noticed I almost never put any pictures on here. That’s because I almost never take pictures, so I have none to share. When I started out, I took a picture of every fish I caught. It was fun, a way to prove that I had caught something, and it was always fun for
Catching Up
I was back here in MA a few days this week, for work. But that didn’t stop me from spending a few hours at my old stomping grounds. Here the report… I took 6 trout from the Nissitissit on Sunday. Who says this river is dead now?! Unbeknownst to most, it always makes it through
It’s Midge Time at the Swift
It was an interesting morning at the Swift today. I started off going one-for-seven. Seven takes and one landed. The fish are not only selective, but they quickly spit out flies even faster than a few weeks ago. A few popped off my small barbless hooks. Some regulars at the Y Pool resorted to San
Fish Weird-Colored Flies
(PlanetTrout.Wordpress.com) There’s a good book called Feeding Time. It conveys what causes fish to strike. In particular, the book documents how certain traits have to be in a fly for a trout to commit to taking it. In my opinion, there is a hierarchy of strike triggers: size, then silhouette, and then, color. Size is