When nymphing, I tend to use barbless jig hooks. I first heard about them from competitive fly fishing anglers, who incorporate them with slotted tungsten beads into anchor flies in a Euro-nymphing set-up. So, I bought some and fished them. I caught fish. So, I bought more sizes. I really like this style of a
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More Farmington Browns
I yesterday was deciding between hitting a recently stocked river or gunning for wild browns. I picked the latter and went to the Farmington permanent TMA stretch. The stockies can wait. The drive was easy and peaceful. Although it was a cold morning, there already were quite a few anglers on the river when I
Water Temperature
Here’s an interesting Twitter thread. I have blogged before about the importance of water temperature. But, I didn’t realize that trout stop feeding when the water temperature goes down. I guess relative temperatures are as important as absolute ones? Interesting. The biggest mistake trout anglers make is fishing at the wrong time of day when
Czech Nymphing Video
I do a lot of Euro-style nymphing. Here is a video that shows the technique. The angler is employing the short-line version, also known as Czech nymphing. So, if you want to see what it looks like, click below or here.