The RS2, Tiny Eggs And Pork Chops

For the moment at least, we fall into that class of fishermen who fancy themselves to be poet/philosophers, and from that vantage point we manage to pull off one of the neatest tricks in all of sport:: the fewer fish we catch the more superior we feel. - John Gierach

The RS2

You really can't seem to mess this fly up. The January/February issue of Eastern Fly Fishing Magazine, which includes a great write up on the Swift River, includes a version of this fly (their version is a bit too chunky for me). It's small (22 to 28) and represents all the tiny stuff.  Micro tails, olive body (I've used black) and cdc for the wing will do it.  I prefer snowshoe but practice with the stuff before you throw out your cdc.  It can be difficult to work with.

Fall is a prime time for this fly on the Swift as are all small flies.

                                                                                   Micro Egg




And another small Autumn fly is the micro egg. Imagine a spawning bed loaded with brookies and also loaded with rainbows ready to snatch up those stray eggs.  Now, those brookie eggs are not the size of marbles but are the size of, well, trout eggs.  So why use larger versions?  Size 16 and 18 work great.  Place them about 6 inches below a micro shot and get ready to drift.  No need to fish them under an indicator either.

My favorite "Egg" spot is the section from the Gauge downstream to just above the old pump house.




Grilled Chops

This may be my favorite summertime food - Grilled anything!!!  But pork chops seemed to lead the way this year.  Reduce some orange juice and paint some thick, bone in chops with it and douse them with black pepper and some crushed up rosemary.  Throw on the grill with some smokey wood on the side. (I don't bother with bagged wood chips but instead walk the back yard for maple twigs/branches that really do the trick.


I can hardly wait to "heat up the kitchen" with some oven aromas from some autumnal recipes that I've got.  I tried it 2 weeks ago with the temperature about 85 = not a good idea.


Can We Have Some Rain, Please???

So the Weather Lady on NECN stated, on Monday, that we may not get ANY rain until Monday the 23rd.  The Fall stocking season starts on the last week of September so we are cutting it close on the freestones.  With the exception of last year this has been the case for the past 4 or 5 years - low Fall flows.

Do a Rain Dance!!!

Ken