One of the reasons the flows have been cut is that CT DEEP today is collecting larger fish for the Farmington Survivor Strain program. The goal is to take the big holdovers, which have proven to be adaptive, back to the hatchery to collect their DNA (more here). They then are returned to the river.
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Fall Fly Fishing
If schedules work out, I will get a hall pass to stay over a few nights and fish the Farmington on Columbus Day weekend. Last autumn yielded my personal best trout (details here). So, I’m hopeful for another good fall season. Of all the seasons in the year, I think autumn is my favorite time
Sighting: Orange Caddis
Here is an interesting post from folks up in Middlebury, VT. View this post on Instagram A post shared by GreenMountainAdventures (@greenmountainadventures) I’d consider throwing orange flies. Frenchies with orange hot spots, orange Pheasant Tails and orange Mops. Throw a size 12 Elk Hair Caddis with orange bodies. Just my two cents.
Team USA
Fly fishing Team USA is heading to Slovakia for the World Championships. One of the anglers is Lance Egan (who invented the Rainbow Warrior and brought over the Frenchie from Europe), who also is behind the recent Modern Nymphing video. As I’ve written in the past, it is a great intro to tightlining. I bought