Today was a hard-work type of day. But, it’s the kind of work that I like to do. I fished the Farmington 6 am to 6 pm. I did take a lunch break mid-day at the Riverton General Store to get a Wayne-O sandwich. It’s roughly in the center of the loop that I did
Category: Brown Trout
Float trip
First trip to the Hoosic River. Floated it with a couple buddies who have a raft. I’ve heard a lot of good things about the Hoosic from various people. It’s sort of a poorly kept secret. Superficially the river looks great. Large enough to float (at least in the spring), tons of woody habitat, deep
My #1 Fly Recently: a CDC Soft Hackle
One of the best flies for me this summer and fall has been a small, durable and ridiculously easy fly to make. It was the #1 fly during my recent long weekend at the Farmington. When I see BWOs start to pop, this is a fly I put on. View this post on Instagram A
Housatonic mixed bag
I continued my fall fishing tour and fished the Housatonic for the first time on Saturday. I kept with my theme of only fishing streamers in the hopes that I’d stick some bigger fish. I checked out 3-4 spots and did pretty well on a mixed bag of fish. The Housatonic is a beautiful river