I had some work meetings in CT, and so, had a chance to hit the Farmington. I wanted to fish with my new Syndicate 10′ #2. Within a few casts, I was lucky to hit the 18″ brown below. It took a size 20 soft hackle. The fish was hooked just on the outside of
Purple
I’ve been playing around with some new colors and flies. One fly I recently made is up top. It is very simple, comprising of a size 10 hook, black thread, wire for weight, purple marabou feathers, and copper wire. After pinching down the barb and putting on some non-lead wire, copper wire and a
Beautiful fall weekend for fishing
The weather was great this weekend and, given the cooler temperatures the last couple weeks together with the recent trout stocking, the fishing was excellent as well. I thought about checking out a whole number of different rivers but settled on the Quabog near Palmer. I figured with the nice weather that the more popular
Millers River: Stocked and Ready
I spent two half-days fishing the Millers. The river is at a decent level, and loads of fish were around, both newly-stocked and ones that survived the summer. I landed dozens each time. It was particularly fun to see some very dark rainbows. I wonder how long it takes for trout to shed their silvery