I save old feather stems, as they make for a very unique-looking body on nymphs. So, I have an old plastic sandwich bag in which I place stems. Eventually, I get to using them. Today was the day, as I’m reloading with Perdigones. I was thinking of fishing this morning, but just couldn’t rally. I
Category: Flies and fly tying
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
My Fly Boxes: What I Bring and How I Organize
Some of the goals for this blog are to: 1. Be transparent and share what works for us, and 2. Help other anglers. So, I’d like to share the contents of my fly boxes. Many anglers will not, but I already have written about the patterns that work for me. I’ve kept my promise to
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