Around here, spring often comes a little early. The natural cycle goes on regardless of what the calendar says and this year has been no exception. Wildflowers, migrating birds, working in the garden, all of the usual signs of spring…
The Quill Gordon Conundrum
Every year, about this time, people here in the local fly fishing community start to speculate about the state of the Quill Gordon hatch. Comments like, “Any day it will bust wide open,” and “We are almost there,” show that…
Bugs Are Here
The calendar has turned to March, and right on schedule the quill gordon mayflies have started hatching. I’ve seen blue quills, early brown stoneflies, and little black stoneflies for the past week and a half or so, but the quill…