I’m taking two vacation days from work to do a long weekend to fish. The weather cooperated yesterday. No rain, and it was cloudy. A ton of bugs in the afternoon. Not many rises, and so, tightline and indicator nymphing were the way to go for me. The flows have gone up with the recent
Category: Farmington River
A Battle at the Farmington River
What a strange day yesterday at the Farmington. My usual spots and flies didn’t work. And, I got more than I could handle. Spot A, which consistently produces wild browns for me, yielded nothing. I usually get six or more hook sets there. This time, zippo. I kept trying, for hours. I went through all
A Farmington Holdover Haven
It’s crazy, but I did a lot of driving on Marathon Monday to fish a half-day at one stretch of the Farmington. It is a secluded area where I previously went 0-for-4, as a very strong current snapped my 6.5x fluorocarbon tippet each time a fish went down river. And, I was standing amidst some
A Farmington Mother Hen
I took a vacation day and hauled over to the Farmington. It was an outing with some drama. Spot A was generous, yielding five wild browns. The water was a brisk 41 °F at dawn, and it took some coaxing to get the fish to eat. Spot B yielded only one fish. But, it was