Seven Weeks of Dry Flies

I realize the middle of December is not a typical time to discuss trout fishing. However, I enjoyed some beautiful days in the outdoors this autumn, many of them on various streams.

I think fly-fishing is the most enjoyable outdoor sport but sometimes think the most effective method of fly-fishing, nymph fishing, can be mind-numbing. Not so with dry-fly fishing. It would be like archery hunting with a crossbow compared to hunting with a longbow.

This autumn I enjoyed dry-fly fishing for trout from Sept. 22 through Veterans Day. (For readers who might be unfamiliar with fishing tactics, dry-...