It was a multi-faceted 4th of July for me at the Farmington. The good, the bad and the ugly. THE GOOD It was the usual routine, meaning, I was on the water at 5 am and back home in time for afternoon duties and to make dinner. I ran into quite a few browns.
Author: Jo Tango
Lance Egan’s Corn-Fed Caddis
I learn a lot from competition anglers, both in the USA and in Europe. In particular, Lance Egan’s attractor patterns have been money for me. I often fish Frenchies, Rainbow Warriors and Red Darts. I tweak the patterns a bit when I’m feeling industrious, but they’re fundamentally the same flies. Competition anglers compete at stretches
The Fat Fish
To beat the heat on Sunday, I made it to the Farmington by 5 am. The water was 58 °F, and the flows looked good. I was hoping for some dry-fly action and optimistically brought two rods: the 0904-tip flex H2 for dries and the 11303 Contact for tightlining. The H2 is a sweet rod
Reno Fly Shop Interview with Devin Olsen
A great way to kill time while you’re driving to and from water is to listen to podcasts. I follow quite a few blogs and subscribe to a number of podcasts, one of which the Reno Fly Shop produces. They recently interviewed Devin Olsen of Team USA. I really learned a lot about a great