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August 2018

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Modern Nymphing and Competitive Fly Fishing… OH MY!

2018-08-10
By: admin
On: August 10, 2018
In: Central New York Fishing, Fly Fishing, Trout fishing, Uncategorized

I like catching fish, all fish.  I prefer big fish, but I absolutely do not discriminate against the dinkers or little fish.  I like wild, colorful trout and I like ugly fish.  Sometimes, the ugly fish pull the hardest.  The ugliness of a fish is highly subjective I understand, but Carp are ugly.  However, Carp fishing with a fly rod is a blast and I highly recommend trying it out.  This isn’t about Carp though.  We’ll make it back to them eventually and briefly, but this is about trout.  This is about catching lots of trout consistently, bruisers and dinkers alike.  This is about nymphingRead More →

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