Custom Fly Tying

I had a guy call me the other day looking for Hellgrammite flies....I guess one of his buddies harvested a fish that was just loaded with big nasty biting Hellgrammites....so this is what I came up with for him...of coarse I tied a few to show the Black River fish too...If you need something special tied...please give me a call...a little notice is nice but I can usually ship stuff pretty quick.

Vermont Bug / Fly Report

Last nights thunderstorms and heavy rain has streams pretty blown out....we needed the rain and water so we finally got it! Some rivers...not all but some like the Black River...due to T.S. Irene damage really mud up fast....so it was a captain call today.... on to the bug and current hatch report. Lots of caddis tan in a 14 and a 18....apple caddis in a 14, some Hendrickson still, Red Quills and rusty spinners, some March Browns, and it won't be long before Cahills and sulfurs show....good luck people! Thanks for the view and following....I have a really good stock of flies available...so if you need feathers and fur give me a call.

Vermont Fly Fishing

The Black River outside of Cavendish Vermont continues to fish well! I do have openings this week so if you want to fish the Black River call me!

End of May and June OPEN DATES!

Currently the following dates are open and I would welcome you to book! Open dates: May 25, 26, 27....yes Memorial weekend is currently open....that Saturday I will not want to fish the Black or East creek but there are plenty of places to hide and be by ourselves...Memorial day Sunday and Monday are historically sparse pressure wise so no worries these are GREAT dates! Also Open are June 9-13....give me a call and we can discuss options!

Vermont trout fishing

We had some rain last week and some colder mornings this week which have put the trout fishing back to normal...that is a good thing! Yesterday was a good day on the Black River in sprite of having to layer up clothing wise. The Black had some Hendricksons hatching but it was hard to beat the little pink things with a hot pink dot and czech nymphs...the new sighter system is working very well!...the contrast of the different colors is very easy to see the hits.....I have a solid run of trips this week and then at the end of the month there are some VERY PRIME dates that are open....ITS PRIME TIME FOLKS!

BEGINNERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!

click on image to enlarge Want to learn how to fly fish??? This is a great time of the year to learn how....CALL ME

OTTER CREEK in Danby, VT

The management area on Otter Creek in Danby, Vt is the place to be! Make sure to pack good polarized glasses....seeing fish before you fish is VERY IMPORTANT. I fish flies dead drift WITHOUT an indicator and swing streamers....The white flashy fly with a 3/16"tungsten bead is my all time favorite. Cast well above the fish to let the fly sink to the fishes level and then strip it away from the fish....the trophy fish on Otter Creek really like stripped streamers....the upcoming weather forecast is awesome....LIFE is SHORT>>>>>GO FISHING!

It is open!

Trout season is open in Vermont! The snow in the valley is gone, ice is off Lake St. Catherine, Bomoseen and the beaver ponds, LET THE GAMES BEGIN! The forecast for today is mid 60's with sun...I am out of here shortly to scout/fish a small river in Pawlet. Time flies this time of the year....don't be left out, there are some prime Trophy dates still open and now since runoff is near complete I can book early dates with complete confidence...Lets go fishing!

2013 Vermont Trout Season

The 2013 Vermont Trout Season opens Saturday April 13th. Even though we had a pretty big winter this year, the run off is coming off perfectly! Last year, we had a really warm March and a cold April....so what happened was everything got going and then got put on hold. This year is much more normal.... I expect to see early black stones on the Mettawee and Flower Brook... black midges and blue quills on the branches...on warm sunny afternoons the Brook Trout will be rising! Thanks for the view and please stay tuned.

Czech Nymphing

"THE CZECHS ARE COMING...THE CZECHS ARE COMING" This year, I will be showing some of you , in some places Czech nymphing techniques. I WILL NOT be discarding strike indicators anytime soon but there are places Czech nymphing will be deadly. The white and pocket water on the Black River comes to mind first and foremost. Like throwing streamers, I don't plan on doing it all day. The basics of the method are high striking, tight leaders from a bunch of weight, and seeing the hits in the leader....the flies: Czech Nymphs are: HEAVY WEIGHTED,slim ,have a hard shell back with wire rib , and are tied curved caddis hooks. To help see hits on the leader a "SIGHTER SECTION" is built into the leader with bright and contrasting colors....I'm using it in the .013 and .010 sections of my normal leader recipe. Book a May or June guided trip with me and I'll show you how to do it!

The Blogger system

The blogger system I am currently using has been acting weird and has a mind of its own with where the text gets placed....so bear with me....Thanks for following and your view!

Apple Caddis

A Henryville Special variation....after TS Irene here in Vermont it seems to have induced the Grannom Caddis (brachycentrus appalachia):) otherwise known as Apple Caddis....their cases are all over the river bottom in the Battenkill. In 40 years of fishing the Battenkill, I have never seen the rocks so covered....hence, this spring we will have huge hatches and I am getting ready fly wise...this is a change to an old school dryfly...a Henryville special except instead of using duck wing quills I am now using CDC feather....much more durable! These are what the Apple caddis cases look like, my apple caddis worm, Kashner Apple Caddis pupa Do you need APPLE CADDIS FLIES for this May or want a guide who spends a little time on the water....give me a call or email

Vermont Ice Fishing Trips

My new tool a Marcum LX 5 Sonar Flasher unit...you can see a size 12 jig in 50 FOW and watch fish come up to greet your offering. This is my Vermont Master Angler entry for Largemouth Bass...21 inch 5+ lbs this is one of the portable shanties I use. this is the other one I use....this one has wall to wall carpeting and propane heat

GOT BASS????

and for all of you that think ice fishing is COLD....I got one word for you= SISSY

Hard water

With 18 inches of hard water....ice fishing will continue to be the activity here in my world. Yesterday was a great day! Weather was superb, and the fish were responding very well to one of my ice flies. The olive pumpkin ice ant was the ticket yesterday.