John Merwin on Old-Fashioned Wet Flies

Field & Stream columnist and MidCurrent

editorial board member John Merwin talks about fishing small, traditional wet flies in early spring: “I fish wet flies for trout often because I like the tradition and enjoy doing it. This could mean just swinging the flies in the current, cast after cast, while working my way downstream. It’s a lazy way of fishing, but feels good with the warm spring sun on my back and the current swirling around my legs.”