I fished the Farmington yesterday. I had my usual flies and a few new ones. My new tightline nymphing leader cast beautifully. I was adequately dressed and never felt cold. I fished hard for eight hours. And, landed nothing. I had one take, but that fish dropped. I thought 50 °F weather would bring out
Category: Farmington River
Interview: Farmington Legend Andrew Lyons
6/10/15 Big Farmington River Brown Trout #flyfishing #nymphing #nymphlife #nymphgame #sage #korkerslife #simmsfishing #fishpond #skinnywaterculture #euronymph #trout #dohiku #camou #browntrout #steelheaders #sageflyfishing #farmingtonriver A post shared by Andrew Lyons (@nutmegeuro) on Jun 11, 2015 at 7:32am PDT Andrew Lyons is legendary. He is one of the most productive anglers out there. On my second outing
Hard Work at the Farmington
Ok, that was tough. I wanted a challenge, and so, I decided to target the wily fish at the Farmington during cold and windy conditions. And, I didn’t want to use any indicators. It was tightlining or bust for me. I fished in freezing conditions for five hours before pausing. Until 11 am, ice on
2016: a Year for Gratitude
I’m very grateful that I’m able to make the time, and have the health, to fly fish. That may sound premature, but I think it’s prescient. I see many older folks braving the rivers but smartly establish limits. They won’t venture forth when there’s ice on the trails. They won’t wade aggressively into a torrid