Today, I want to share with you some sound advice that will help improve your productivity next time you head out for some fall fly fishing. The end of October can be a frustrating time to target trout on your local rivers and streams. It’s the time of the year when the glory hatches are
Category: Farmington River
A Low-Water Tactic for the Farmington River
I figured I’d contribute my first blog post with something short and sweet that’s currently relevant on my home river. If you’ve fished it or looked at the gauges, you will see that the Farmington is currently flowing around 60-70 cfs, which is what the state considers a natural flow. We all would like to
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