I don’t know who invented them, but, I love fishing small dry flies that feature parachute posts. They’re easy to see, float flush in the surface film, and just plain work. I use them at the most pressured spots at the Swift and Farmington C&R stretches. The flies did particularly well during the 2016 drought
Category: Tricos
Big Farmington Browns on Dry Flies and Emergers
What a day. Good fish. Many bugs. Farmington. Dry flies. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BlogFlyFish.com (@blogflyfish) It did not start off well. After hitting the river at dawn and suiting up, I reached into the car to get my Euro rod…and pulled my back. After gritting my teeth, I
Tricos at the Farmington
Well, I this morning had my first ever face-plant while fishing. Glad that’s over. It was so worth it. I awoke at 2:45 am to make a PB&J, chug some coffee and hit the road for the Farmington. I’ve not seen that pretty gal in some time, and with news of Tricos in the air,
Prepping for Tricos
With reports of Tricos starting to hatch on the Farmington, I’ve been re-loading the fly boxes. Last August, the Trico hatches and spinner falls were ridiculous. One of the best flies was Ed Engle’s Drowned Trico Spinner (prior post with a how-to video here). It features a segmented and thin body from wire, which helps
