Trouting in Western Mass

  

The Season is On...

Lockdown Solo part II

Prospecting

 Early spring prospecting... Nice day out!

Time to Ski

 I installed new Rottefella bindings today...ready for the weekend in the woods.

Au Naturel Zonker

Classic Olive Zonker

Silver Blue Zonker

White Mottled Zonker

Golden Olive Zonker

Rusty Zonker

Red and Purple Zonker

Winter Sea

Buggers

Fishing on New Year's Day

Looking for trout on the first day of 2021!

Lockdown Solo and Happy New Year

Here's to the future...Happy New Year! Solo performance recorded in November 2020.

Sardinella Deceiver

Sardinella aurita...Deceiver style imitation for Mediterranean bonito. This would also be a nice fly for saltwater species in New England. Varivas stainless hook, size 2/0.

Blue Dawn Deceiver

The Sundowner Deceiver

End of the Season

This 2020 season was a strange one, just like this year. No bonito in sight yesterday, but the weather was summer-like. Keeping fingers crossed for the 2021!

Soft Tubing Squid

Magnum Silversides Variant

Crease Slider 2

Albacore (COVID Edition 2)

This year is not even close to 2017 albie season, but we are getting some.

Home Fishing

Schoolies on the SW blow!

Crease Slider

Silversides Crease Slider

Albacore (COVID Edition)

Images courtesy of Jason Zimmer.

Bait Balls and Baitfish Flies

Bait balls by the jetty... Getting ready with Crease Flies and EZ Candy baitfish imitations.

Peanut Bunker and Silversides Crease Fly

Peanut

Silversides 

Flies for Tunoids

New Saltwater Fly Rod Builds

Latest salty fly rod builds, just completed. More pics here. #vladanmilenkovicflyrods

Gurgler & Floating Line

Tons of small bait around the house, with schoolie stripers going wild.

Beastmaster

Flashback

Sunrise in Winthrop, time to fish... Photographed on this very day, in 2012.

Jiggy Flies

A double purpose fly...nice baitfish pattern for flats fishing, but also a good small tunoid fly. Tied with tungsten beads, size 4 hooks.