A fly that fished well all summer and this fall is Tim Cammisa’s X-Caddis. I’ve written about it in the past. With Winter Caddis on the horizon, I’ll make sure to have a few with me as we slide into colder weather. I like this pattern because it sits low in the water, and
Tag: swift river dry flies
Charlie Craven’s Parachute Adams
With small Blue Winged Olives starting to hatch, I’ve been tying small parachute dries down to a size 24. Last time out on the Farmington, after the Trico spinner fall ended, it was the only fly that took fish for me. There are many ways to tie a small parachute fly. You can use CDC
Interview: Dan Trela of Trela Custom Rods
If you are fishing a river and no one else is catching except for one angler, who is fishing small dry flies, that likely is Dan Trela. If you are fishing the Swift River and someone is catching fish, chances are that someone is fishing a fly purchased from Dan. He also makes custom fly
Tim Cammisa’s X Caddis
During our fishing trip to Pittsburg, NH, this past weekend, we often would see a glorious sight in the mornings: rising fish. I stomach-pumped a few of them, and they consistently were full of caddis pupae. A dark brown casing and chartreuse underneath. I also saw some of the adult bugs. They were about a
