What a strange day yesterday at the Farmington. My usual spots and flies didn’t work. And, I got more than I could handle. Spot A, which consistently produces wild browns for me, yielded nothing. I usually get six or more hook sets there. This time, zippo. I kept trying, for hours. I went through all
Author: Jo Tango
Two Buck Browns
After work, I fished a local freestone. Caught a few fallfish. Landed a few stockies. Chucked the indicator around some bubble lines. A pleasant outing, but nothing dramatic. Then, I moved spots and decided to tightline nymph a new area. Made a few casts. The line paused, I lifted the rod and felt some significant
New Hampshire Trout Stocking Reports
New England is great for fly fishing. In January, I buy fishing licenses for Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Honestly, it is by far the most effective and cheap sources of recreation for me. Note that there is so much great water, that this blog cannot cover it all. So, I’m hoping more people write
A Farmington Holdover Haven
It’s crazy, but I did a lot of driving on Marathon Monday to fish a half-day at one stretch of the Farmington. It is a secluded area where I previously went 0-for-4, as a very strong current snapped my 6.5x fluorocarbon tippet each time a fish went down river. And, I was standing amidst some