One of the best flies for me this summer and fall has been a small, durable and ridiculously easy fly to make. It was the #1 fly during my recent long weekend at the Farmington. When I see BWOs start to pop, this is a fly I put on. View this post on Instagram A
Category: Techniques
Commando-Style Fishing at the Farmington
It has been a very fun long weekend at the Farmington. Many thanks to Sal Tartaglione at Legends for another great stay. Another beautiful and clean room, with tremendous hospitality to boot. And, right on the river. With water low and big bug hatches over, I decided to focus on tightline nymphing. Days 1 and
Euro-Nymphing Clinic
Housatonic River Outfitters is hosting a clinic on Sept. 24 for Euro (or, “tightline”) nymphing. Noted angler Aaron Jasper will be leading the session. I’ve caught more fish, and bigger fish, since learning the technique two years ago. Both my personal best 22″ fish, and my volume-leading 60+ fish day, were done with that technique.
Wet Flies at the Farmington River
I arrived at dawn at the Farmington, wondering if the Trico hatch would be on. It was relatively brisk at 53 °F, a big change from just a few weeks ago. I actually felt chilled. There was a modest Trico hatch and just a few fish rising. Later, the spinner fall happened, and, again, only