Yesterday, I caught up with Alex. He asked about my fishing plans for today, Saturday. I had wanted to get out in the morning and fish. But, with forecasts for prolonged freezing rain, I didn’t want to risk life and limb on desolate side streets. I’ve seen way too many wipe-outs back when I used
Category: Stoneflies
Winter Stoneflies and Snowflies
As I wrote previously, I had really good luck fishing a freestone last winter. I didn’t realize it was all about Winter Stoneflies/Snowflies. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BlogFlyFish.com (@blogflyfish) The water was 33 °F and the air was 0 °F. But, over three outings during snowstorms, I landed a
Ready Those Golden Stones
As I wrote, it was a good outing on Saturday at the Farmington. A 16.5″ Survivor Strain brown fell for a Pat’s Legs. So, it makes sense that I’m seeing reports online of Golden Stoneflies getting active. Here’s one from Vermont: Spring is in the air! Already seeing hatches and finding juicy little fish snacks
Stoneflies on Jig Hooks
Pat’s Legs on jig hook. Via @tightlineproductions. #flytying #barbless #euronymphing #flyfishing A post shared by BlogFlyFish (@blogflyfish) on Apr 16, 2017 at 9:08am PDT I’m a big fan of stonefly patterns. If the fish don’t sense you’re near, I find that a sizeable morsel like a Pat’s Legs is something trout almost cannot refuse. I
