I was fishing next to a very experienced angler. He fishes only dries. In fact, he doesn’t own any nymphs. He gave them all away some decades ago, to force himself to master dry-fly fishing. “A lifetime of learning,” he said. That got me thinking about things. I’ll always be into tightline nymphing, and so,
Category: Techniques
Interview: Mark Longmire, Syndicate
Over the past year, there’s one fly rod company about which I keep hearing over and over: Syndicate. Competitive anglers are raving about their “tightline nymphing” fly rods for being incredible and priced below competitors’ products. So, I reached out to them and am grateful that co-founder Mark Longmire agreed to be interviewed. Mark has
UpCountry’s Advice for Late-Summer Fly Fishing
The good folks at UpCountry regularly post about what’s happening at the Farmington. They also suggest what flies to use. It’s relevant, as it to me already feels like August out there. And, that can be a tough month for fly fishing. Bugs for the most part get smaller as summer progresses. And, fish have
Farmington River Dry Flies
I yesterday fished the Farmington. It was strange. The usual spots weren’t that productive, and the usual Euro-nymphing flies didn’t deliver. The fish most definitely were there. Some even rose just 10 feet from me. There were a ton of bugs and the trout were rising all day. The river was crammed with hatches.