Well, the Farmington won today. I hit the river at 7 a.m. and left at 1 p.m., almost too cold to move. I landed only three small ones: a 9″ brown, a baby brown, and a salmon parr. No photos, since I was losing the feeling in my fingers, and I didn’t think the fish
Author: Jo Tango
Glass Beads
I at times sit down to tie a fly or two and just roll with it. Nothing fancy, sometimes odd-looking. If the fly works, I tie some more for the next outing. Above is a fly that I hope will work at the Farmington. A thread midge. Size 18 and with a glass bead.
Concord Outfitters’ Holiday Party
I last night called over to Concord Outfitters with some questions and had a great chat with Dylan. I really like that fly shop. It’s staffed with people who are absolutely passionate about fly fishing. It reminded me of how grateful I am to Andy and his crew. When I was just starting to fly
Variants v.2
I continue to marvel at an insight about which both Noel Dawes and R.M. Lytle have written on this blog. I used to think trout were “curious.” I have suggested tying Variants to get curious trout to strike. But, here are R.M.’s thoughts, which I think are more accurate than my POV: I don’t think