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| Farmington River..Photo John Wirtes |
Well folks I spent a few hours today fishing the Farmington River. Inspired by my brother-in-law John, who sent me the photo your viewing first, and Pete, aka "TROUTI", who fished it the other day. The day could not have been better weather wise. The river was a bit high for my liking but I adapted. The first spot I fished seemed almost perfect, a slight break in the water a few large boulders and some caddis about. I had a small nymph and a soft hackle. A half dozen casts and I was into a fish. He was on and soon off. Good start none the less. In that run I managed two more hook-ups and dropped them both. The Farmington is big water and can be frustrating, but an angler must press on.
My first fish to hand...a wild brook trout that took the nymph.
I was seeing the best and the worst this river can throw at you. There were fish rising, and I had a few on. One a nice rainbow who showed some awesome airborne tactics. And there were those wonderful brook trout. They seem to always make the day.
How beautiful is this...a Farmington River wild brook trout.
All in all not a bad few hours on the river.
Brk Trt!!! You had a great day,and you always seem to find those brook trout!! Or, maybe they find you!!! Anyway awesome photos!! Good job on the big river buddy!!
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Pete I think this was my first time fishing the Farmington this year. A little rusty on the bigger fish.
Nice Wild Brookie you lured to hand in the big waters of the Farmington. Good to see that the Farminton will draw in those wild trout. We are blessed to have a river that draws fisherman from all over the Country. Thanks for entering my picture in your post! Looking forward to breaking in my new 3wt. Fly rod with you. Thanks again for sharing your treks into nature with your writing and beautiful pictures. Take care Alan
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John I had a few fish today and a few beautiful wild brookies is a plus. The river is a treasure for sure.
I used the 3wt glass rod today and it worked great.
Big water or small, you and the brookies have a way of finding each other, Alan. I am glad you got out on such a beautiful day.
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Sam the Farmington produces some very impressive browns, but I think the natural reproduction of brook trout is of greater significance. There's great things happening.
beautiful.
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Theresa it's a gorgeous river.
Heavenly first picture! How to make the river look ever more enticing!
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Bill your right. That river needs no enhancing.
Lots more water than you usually fish.
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Mark that's for sure. I'll be fishing it more at least until we get some much needed rain.
There are a few huge browns that live in the slick behind those boulders. REALLY big fish.
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Rowan, "Boulder Run" one of my first areas of the Farmington I fished back along 1970. And yes there are Big fish there.
Its always nice to hit different water and still find fish. Great day for certain.
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Ralph finding fish in the Farmy is not hard, getting them to eat when you want is a whole different cake.
A successful day on the Farm Alan. That sure some pretty water.
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Howard it indeed was. It's a gem here.
Alan
ReplyDeleteThe Farmington reminds me of the Caney in Tennessee. Big and wide and fast water in places. I don't have to tell you that learning to read waters like this is critical if one is going to land any trout--that is exactly why I wanted to fish with David Knapp the other day to learn to recognize the productive waters and eliminate the dead pools. I'm sure you know all the hot spots on this river in the stretch you fish. Beautiful trout taken on my favorite river in the east. Thanks for sharing
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Bill reading water is paramount if you want to succeed. There are so called"dead waters" but they should be explored from time to time. Love the Farmington.
Wow, that picture of the Farmington is amazing. Love the slow shutter speed effect "smoothing" out the water! Looks like a fun day!
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Will that was some awesome camera work...great day indeed.
Alan, I am a little late getting here it seems. Everybody has been spot on with their comments. At our age, sometimes fishing big water is not as easy as it would have been years ago. I tend to overlook them because of that "Geezer" thing. Thanks for reminding me that I need to keep my options open...............
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Mel your never to late.....I do take my time when wading such rivers, the fish will still be there when I get to the next run.
Alan - Nice to see you catching brook trout on the Farmington! It's a great time to be out on the big river while we wait for some rain to bring the small streams back up
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Mark I'm excited about catching wild fish on the Farmington. I hope that natural trend holds.