As I wrote, it was a good outing on Saturday at the Farmington. A 16.5″ Survivor Strain brown fell for a Pat’s Legs. So, it makes sense that I’m seeing reports online of Golden Stoneflies getting active. Here’s one from Vermont: Spring is in the air! Already seeing hatches and finding juicy little fish snacks
Category: Stoneflies
Stoneflies on Jig Hooks
Pat’s Legs on jig hook. Via @tightlineproductions. #flytying #barbless #euronymphing #flyfishing A post shared by BlogFlyFish (@blogflyfish) on Apr 16, 2017 at 9:08am PDT I’m a big fan of stonefly patterns. If the fish don’t sense you’re near, I find that a sizeable morsel like a Pat’s Legs is something trout almost cannot refuse. I
Flows Up at the Farmington
Short but fun outing. #farmingtonriver permanent TMA. That ‘bow was hefty and fought like crazy. #flyfishing #euronymphing #syndicateflyfishing #barbless #catchandrelease #orvis A post shared by BlogFlyFish (@blogflyfish) on Apr 15, 2017 at 12:52pm PDT Flows were up when I today went to the Farmington. As that river has been in drought conditions the past few
Little Black Snowflies
Get ready for dry flies! Depending on the weather, sometime in February or March, some little bugs will start to stir around. These will be stoneflies. As they don’t have gills, they hang out in the highly-oxygenated riffled areas. Then, in late Winter, they’ll heed the call of nature. They’ll crawl to the banks, emerge,