I fished all day Saturday. I was joined by my friend, Matt, who had never fished in the White Mountains so I was determined to put him on some fish. Instead of exploring like I have over the past 3 weeks, I decided to revisit some old haunts to see how they were still producing.
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
‘Top Water Fantasy’
Well, back from vacation. I this morning saw this very cool video on the Orvis fly fishing blog (link here). It’s a stunning video and worth the watch. Hope everyone is well. https://vimeo.com/108613628
Heritage Brookies
I fished Nash Stream yesterday for some pure strain (heritage) brookies. The fishing was tough due to the high water and rain but it was doable. Nymphs worked early on, although I had to use a fair deal of weight to get down to the fish. My first spot started off really slow. I fished some