Soft Hackles: Getting Into the Swing of Things

Please welcome our newest team member: Joel Watson! He is an angler, musician, and the fly-fishing pro at Cabela’s in Hudson, MA (bio here). Here is his first post. You can follow Joel here on Instagram. We’ve all had those days on the river (especially those of us who frequent the Swift) where no matter

I Don’t Mind Sayin’

“Well I tried to fake it.  I don’t mind sayin’.  I just can’t make it.” -America (Public service announcement for non-70’s music aficionados: “Horse with No Name” was recorded by America, although often mistaken for Neil Young.  Quoted here is the slightly less famous “Sister Golden Hair” which you may wish to revisit or discover

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