We're Now Floating
The new Hog Island Drift Boat is in the water and is allowing me to put you over more fish!
Drift Boat Trips, offering more then just fly fishing, in both New York and Mass.
New York's Fall Forecast
LOOKS AWSOME!
Reserve Now for your fall salmon season trip!
Lake Ontario is offering up plenty of large Salmon up in the 26 pound class and heavier as the summer moves along.
These fish are averaging nearly 4 pounds heavier then last year at this time.
Looks like our fall season is shaping up as predicted with plenty of fish with heavier weight and meaner attitudes.
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Western Mass Continues to Produce Healthy Large Trout
Trout season on the Deerfield and Westfield Rivers continues to be outstanding. Many hookups daily and almost as many large rainbows and brown trout landed. High water on the Deerfield, not to worry. We welcome these flows while floating the upper reaches in my new Hog Island Drift Boat. Now we're able to plan great outings on this terrific tail water fishery and enjoy scenery that was saved for the rafters. You'll find the Deerfield River enthusiasts are courteous and friendly! This is great because we're all just trying relieve some stress and have safe fun while enjoying this great outdoor resource. If your into strictly wading, as long as the Westfields hold up, you'll find this smaller river is a great place to be.
Be prepared to do some walking on the Westfield!
The Deerfield and Westfield's are giving up some nice fish to dries, wets and nymphs, depending on conditions and time of day. When things seem to slow down, try "Big'n Uglies", stimulators and other attractor patterns as these have been bringing up fish during the mid day doldrums. Approach rising fish with a similar pattern that you see on the water. When small on the surface, try size 16 rs2's in olive, or try a dry of choice and a flymph dropper or even a larger nymph pattern. When running sub-surface, I prefer to use two patterns about 18" apart. Once we have a winner, we'll either go to one fly or fish two of the same and try for doubles. Remember to pinch your barbs smooth if possible, no sharp edges. Maybe some day a hook company will mold a hook with a smooth bump in place of the barb. I find this smooth bumb holds fish just fine, does not fall out easily and best of all does not tear up the flesh.
Promote Ethical Angling and Courteous Water Sports
Practice Catch & Release
HIGH WATER UPDATE
currently and this may changeat any time, only the Deerfield River is fishable, pick your spots carefully!
all other rivers are flashed out, call before going
Deerfield River Massachusetts Flow Forecasts
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Your Trip
Learn ways to lessen the amount of weight currently used with running line
Understand the advantages floating and sink tip lines while fly casting using minimal and smaller or no split shot
Advance your skills and forget "chuck and duck"
Hook up and land more fish while becoming a better fly fisher
My Services
are for all who wish to become a fly fisher or improve their current fishing skills, no matter what your experience level is!
For beginners to well accomplished dry fly and sub-surface fly fishermen.
Learn the beginning basics of nymph fishing
using minimal split shots with floating and sink tip lines.
Advance your skills while fishing over and catching trophy fish.
Understand
the presentations and techniques required
to take fresh water trophy fish
while dry and sub-surface traditional fly fishing.
Walt will assist you with any of your fishing related questions,
like equipment and line choices, tactics and techniques and lodging.
You can also review archived Neff-News Letters for more information.
"Always Leave the Water a Better Fly Fisher"
LINKS TO SAVE
Salmon River New York Flow Forecasts
Deerfield River Massachusetts Flow Forecasts
each page includes Waterline, USGS Real Time and Weather
one page for all related water info
More Western Mass spring photos are up
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