OK, I admit it: I watch quite a few fly fishing videos online. I know dishes need to be done, emails answered, children read to, and closets need to be organized. But, there is some amazing content online. Here, for example, is a video about catching the PMD hatch in Montana. There’s some amazing footage
Fish Small Pheasant Tails
Orvis publishes a very helpful hatch chart here. In particular, there is a suggested pattern for each bug’s life stage. I’m struck by how often the old reliable, the Pheasant Tail, comes up as a pattern. I don’t know who invented this pattern centuries ago, but that person deserves a medal. My suggestion is to
Wild Brookies in the White Mountains
(TroutStreamDayDreams.Blogspot.com) Colemen Egertson recently posted about an epic outing. He went up to the White Mountains and caught 50+ brook trout on dries. Knowing him, he probably did a lot of research to try to guess which bodies of water might hold wild trout. Mission accomplished! Some amazing photos. Read all about it here.
Fishing with My Children
(Learning how to fish wet flies) I this morning guided one of my children on a local river. We caught some bass, panfish, and chubs. Hooked a brown trout that fell off after a good battle. Trout were rising and jumping around noon. We saw only one other angler. I enjoy fishing with my children.