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Articles by Editor/Publisher Matthew Supinski:
- MICROMANAGING MINUTIAE-OVERCOMING TINY FLY PHOBIA( Though many of us love to fish dries and swinging wets, Midges and micro crustaceans are a trout’s bread and butter in the benthic bio drift in winter as pictured above. Thus entailing nymphing either traditional or Euro style. Though we tend to confuse midge larvae color with adults’ coloration on the surface, most midge larvae are a deep green or creamy olive in color. And occasionally bright red […]
- Autumn Caddis & The Trout and Steelhead of October( A gorgeous October Michigan rainbow- resident Eagle Lake California strain that Michigan has adopted- or Michigan strain steelhead that hasn’t smolted due to its stubbornness- you be the judge. Regardless, this 15 inch fish jumped chrome silver and put up a blistering fight on a 12 foot 3 weight trout spey rod) The New York Yankees used to be called the “Boys of October”. Since they always showed up […]
- The Season’s Closing-Blessed by Wild Trout Gems in Veiled Hallows“Small brooks make great rivers” (French Proverbs) Everything in the universe has a beginning and end. From a Nova, to Supernova to a Black Hole abyss, there is a transition. Except for the Almighty, if one chooses to believe; this is the one eternal spirit of the Alpha and Omega who’s being will last forever. But everything in nature that thrives in the beautiful feral state has its time-so it […]
- A FAREWELL TO THE CATSKILLS-YOUR WATERS ARE HALLOWED AND BLESSED!“When the German brown trout made its first Catskill debut, needless to say it was scorned for its shyness, stubborn demeanor and inability to “fill basket creels to the brim”. The thinking theoretical angler was ready to make its debut in the new world across the pond. Thus the time was ripe with the throngs of anglers who were ready for a sermon and solution to catch these wily Salmo […]
- Dances with Tricos-The White Curse DemystifiedIf you are a summertime trout stream fly fisher you will know the scenario about to be described all too well. You get to the stream armed with your favorite hopper or ant pattern. Or maybe a Sulphur/ BWO emerger on a big icy cold tailwater. And as you walk the banks you see little white clouds of vertically dancing bug frenzies along the banks -they are super tiny bugs […]
