There are many reasons to fish. Friendship is one of them. Many of the blog crew met up on Saturday to fish the Farmington, thanks to Joe Drake and Jamie Carr. I’ll start with my notes. Many of the other anglers also have jotted their observations, if you scroll below. Joe, Ashu Rao and I
Category: Brown Trout
A Re-Visit
I went back to the Farmington to finish what I had started. When my “Contact” rod snapped, I cut short my outing. So, with my trusty Sage ESN, I paid another visit. The goal was to carve out a morning, which meant that I awoke at 2:30 am. There were no bugs popping, as this
Snap
“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
Fly Trying
My kids have been itching to put some of the flies they tied this winter to the test in front of some fish. We have had a few short outings during this unseasonably cold spring, but things finally lined up. I was able to get us in front of some of Mass Wildlife’s freshly-released brown