Yesterday three of us teamed up to introduce John,aka Apache Trout aka "Ravine Angler" to the joys of the Farmington. John a resident of Connecticut has never fished the Farmy. Pete and I took John to one of our special sections. We told John what fly to toss, set him in the right spot. On his very first cast a brown rose to fly and missed. It was a wonderful start to a good day.
We fished several locations on the river with various degrees of success. Mark joined us later and we continued to fish. While this was a day of not being able to determine what they wanted we still managed a few.
One of the highlights of the outing. John while fishing a Hornberg streamer a beautiful rainbow struck. After some coaxing John was able to bring it to hand. "Nice fish buddy".
The Hornberg streamer. Tied by John himself. I hope you put that fly in plastic and retire it.
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| Mark, Pete, John |
Around 6 o'clock the trout started rising. Soon there was a hatch on of something I could not determine. They were tiny and the fish were gorging themselves. I tried many small flies and could not get a single taker. At one point a trout rose literally at my foot. After an hour of that humiliation I moved to faster water. My hookup ratio improved. A brown and two brookies.
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| My last brookie of the day on a Yellow Bomber |
Looks like you guys had a decent day on the Farmy.
ReplyDeleteRKM,
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For sure. To bad you weren't able to join.
Always good to get out and fish with friends...I'm sure John is now " hooked " on the Farmy!
ReplyDeleteSteve,
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That's for sure. Wonderful day.
Congrats to AT and a job well done!! Brk Trt, as always outstanding photos. A pleasure again to get and fish with the "Crew".
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It was a good few hours. I think AT enjoyed it.
Nice outing! looks like a good time had by all.
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We truly enjoyed ourselves.
Thanks again gents. It was a lot of fun. Gonna have to get up there again sometime. I even have a favorite spot after one trip. Let's just say it involves fast water & streamers.
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Glad you enjoyed it. I think I know the spot.
That is one beautiful rainbow! Nice job.
ReplyDeleteKiwi,
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He was nicely colored, been in the river for some time.
Lots of fun, thanks Brk Trt for getting everyone together
ReplyDeleteMark,
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I know I really enjoyed it.
Brk Trt & all who attended the outing.
ReplyDelete"I love it"...........Phil
DRYFLYGUY,
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We appreciate your comment.
Good times with good friends...it doesn't get any better.
ReplyDeleteHighPlainsFlyFisher,
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It's pretty hard to beat.
Well done guys.
ReplyDeleteMark Kautz,
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It's appreciated.
Alan
ReplyDeleteFishing with friends is always a plus. Thanks for sharing
Bill Trussell,
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And when the guys catch fish "oh boy"
I think I enjoyed this trip as much as you did. Beautiful bow for a nice change.
ReplyDeleteHoward,
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There are many rainbows in that river, but I catch few of them.
The colors on that rainbow are amazing!
ReplyDeleteDavid Knapp,
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He did stand out. One of those holdovers.
I'm quite jealous of those cooler water temperatures. Won't be long for my neck of the woods in southern Maine, I hope.
ReplyDeleteJamie Anderson,
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Sorry for the late response, I do appreciate your comments.
Southern Maine in August is tough finding cool waters. I was in Rangeley about a month after your comment, and the fishing was great.