“The Force is strong with this one,” I thought. I had a fish on at the Farmington this morning, and I had a hard time guiding it with side pressure. The prior fish, all stockies, were pretty easy to land. Eventually, I found out the reason. I had a double. The little rainbow was beautifully
Author: Jo Tango
At the Willimantic River
With most rivers blown up and cold, I took a risk and went to the areas north of, and within, the Willimantic’s Cole Wilde TMA. I thought I’d explore one of the brooks around there with the theory that tributaries clear out faster than rivers. I ended up doing more walking and scouting in the
Golf Course Pond Escapade, Part 2
With ice out and the rivers blown, I thought it would be a good time to sneak onto a local golf course. I did this last year (here), and I had a great time. I figured this was an ideal window. The course was not yet open, and access should be easy. Armed with my
Craig Mathews: Small Soft Hackles
Craig Matthews of Blue Ribbon Flies has invented quite a few flies, such as the Sparkle Dun and X-Caddis. On a side note, when Dupont was about to stop making Z-Lon, he bought all of the remaining inventory (source: Tim Flagler). So, any Z-Lon that you buy today has passed through Blue Ribbon. I love