I’m just six months into fly tying. I have learned a lot. Regarding fly fishing, the more I know, the more I realize I don’t know. So, I’ve tried to embrace technology to get feedback. I’ve found a great way to do so is to post pictures of my flies to the fly-tying sub-group on
River Report: Quinapoxet. Cold.
Sources cite that the stretches of the Quinapoxet are free of ice. I don’t know that river at all and have been eager to fish it. But, I will have to wait. Coleman Egertson, a really informed angler (his blog here), mentioned to me that the water is cold and that it is unlikely that
One of the Best Fly Fishing Flies
It’s the egg. Troy and I agree: egg fly patterns work, and we like fishing them. We like fishing them because trout love eggs. Fish have a strong sense for which food source has the most calories per unit of effort. It is how they’ve evolved over time. The Alpha Trout that have first dibs
River Report: Farmington in CT. Good.
OK, so I know this is a blog post focused on Massachusetts waters. But, local reports say this: the local rivers are still iced up and the Swift River trout are in hiding. So, I reached out to a source at the famed Farmington River in Connecticut. He has been fly fishing for 30 years