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Special Hooks for Midges

August 4, 2015May 5, 2024 Jo Tango

It was a great pleasure to meet Joe C. at the Y Pool. He’s an accomplished angler. A great tip he shared was about using “big eye” midge hooks. Putting on a size 30 midge emerger is a total pain, and it requires thin tippet. But, if you’re fishing for the big ‘bows at the

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Swift River Y Pool: Lessons Learned (So Far)

August 2, 2015September 14, 2017 Jo Tango

I’ve decided to focus on the Swift River’s Y Pool. Worked hard and caught some fish (pictures at bottom). Honestly, the Y Pool has always intimidated me, how you’re within 15 yards of other anglers, many of whom have been fishing it for decades. They can see how you cast, whether you hook fish, and

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Tying Small Soft Hackles for the Swift River

July 7, 2015April 24, 2019 Jo Tango

(Soft-Hackled Frenchies) For me, small soft-hackled flies have been key at the Swift River. On my last outing there, I had good luck with a #22 soft hackle. When I fished the Swift last winter, it continued to fish well until January. A great tandem rig was a soft-hackled fly paired with the WD-40, and

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Small Flies for the Swift River

July 5, 2015September 18, 2017 Jo Tango

With the Upper Swift now fully stocked, I tonight tied some midge mergers in sizes #28 to #32. I love the WD-40 fly and think it’s a killer fly for the Swift.     After a lot of frustration, I feel I’m now starting to get a hang for making them. I use tweezers to

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