I hit a familiar spot at the Millers. The rainbows there were amenable but much more selective than the two previous times. My Perdigón flies didn’t work. Nor did streamers or soft hackles. I think they’ve seen them too often. So, I rotated through other flies. Like all highly-pressured trout, their takes on nymphs were
Category: Flies and fly tying
Flies I’m Making Now
With the daylight period shrinking, my early-to-rise habit sometimes translates to fly tying. So, this morning, I was wide-awake at 4 a.m. After checking work email and drinking some coffee, I decided to kill some time to await the opening of the gym. I decided to make some flies. We are in a time of
First Time with a New Fly Rod
I had some work meetings in CT, and so, had a chance to hit the Farmington. I wanted to fish with my new Syndicate 10′ #2. Within a few casts, I was lucky to hit the 18″ brown below. It took a size 20 soft hackle. The fish was hooked just on the outside of
Purple
I’ve been playing around with some new colors and flies. One fly I recently made is up top. It is very simple, comprising of a size 10 hook, black thread, wire for weight, purple marabou feathers, and copper wire. After pinching down the barb and putting on some non-lead wire, copper wire and a