This may not look like much. It probably isn’t. But on some days, it does well when trout are looking for Caddis, Olives, or Sulphur nymphs. It is a pretty easy tie and is very much a “guide fly” with a few materials and a little bit of finger dexterity. You just change up the
Tag: euronymphing flies
At the Vise: My Favorite Spring Nymph
After a lot of trial and error over the years, I found a nymph pattern that works well for me in the spring. It may not look like much, but for some reason it tends to be a top producer with both wild fish and stocked ones. The fly has worked all over New England
Tying the Golden Doodle Jig Streamer
I wanted to write up a quick post about tying one of my own concoctions that I call the Golden Doodle. I came up with this idea a couple of years ago but in the last year and a half I’ve really refined it and come up with a solid recipe that has put
At the Vise: The Frenchie 2.0
Before I started to target big-and-wild browns, as a new angler, I focused on the the rain-bros at the Swift, Westfield, Millers, and Squannacook. It was a lot of fun, and those waters aren’t too far away from metro Boston and offer obvious spots so that you don’t need a guide (our compendium of DIY
