TL;DR: The Swift River below Bondsville. Many wild brook trout. Potential for solitude. Below the waterfall at Bondsville and until the Ware, the Swift River is productive water. We’ve written overviews of the Swift that cover the areas around Rt. 9 and below the Hatchery Pipe. Legendary angler Gary Metras has a special presentation on
Author: Jo Tango
Farmington: Day 3
Day 3 was a hard-work day. Landed six and felt that I really had to persist. The day started with rain and overcast conditions, which raised my expectations. I am hitting new spots each day, and I went to a place with some riffles. Crouched low, I tightlined a stretch and found a fish. Does
Farmington: Day 2
The day started early with some fly tying before dawn. I wanted to goof around with an emerger pattern. When I hit a favorite spot, fish already were rising consistently and Caddis were popping everywhere. The new emerger worked, as did the X-Caddis with some pink CDC. Yes: pink! I also hit some other spots
Farmington: Day 1
I am away for my semiannual fishing weekend at the Farmington. Before leaving, I decided to fish new water very far south of my usual spots. Now that the weather is cooler, I wanted to venture far and avoid any crowds. So, I decided to fish mostly the “C” waters, those areas largely overlooked this