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62Hendrickson Dry Fly
After the chilly wind blown start to the spring fishing season, many of us fly-fishing guys and gals here in Connecticut look forward to the warming days of spring. I've seen this fly hatch in great numbers on both the Farmington and Willimantic...
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61Muddler Minnow Fly
Being a fly-fisherman you realize how important insects are to the fishes diet. We spend our hours at the stream side trying to match the hatch to both weather and water conditions, as well as the calendar. What's interesting though is that a true...
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74Trout fishing on the Farmington River in Connecticut deedsphotos
The Farmington is one of the most popular trout streams along the East Coast. It is fed by water from a small water reservoir above where the Farmington joins the Connecticut River. Some of the best stretches of the river are reserved for catch-and-release fishing and in others keeping the fish is allowed.
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68Farmington River Brown Trout fishing
This brown trout was caught August 31st, 2007 at 4 pm in Halford's pool on the Farmington River, Connecticut on a number 18 curved, barbless hook emerger on a moderate retrieve. I typically fish with a 2...
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59March Brown Fly
As the spring season progresses and we get into or past the first few important mayfly hatches. There are those few wonderful weeks of late spring into early summer. What a great time of year, the weather isn't to hot and the mosquitos aren't...
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63Light Cahill Dry Fly
Having lived in Connecticut for many years, I've had the chance to travel throughout New England to go fly-fishing. It seems where ever I've been too the Light Cahill seems to be a fly often seen in great numbers. My earliest observation of this...
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63How To Tie a Caddis Fly deedsphotos
Trout fishing on the Farmington River in Connecticut deedsphotos The Farmington is one of the most popular trout streams along the East Coast. It is fed by water from a small water reservoir above where the Farmington joins the Connecticut River....
2 comments62Flying Black Ant Dry Fly
Being a flyfisherman, I always try to match the hatch with any of my dry flies. Wouldn't be perfect if we could always do this ? So on those days when we sit and wait stream side, just waiting for the afternoon hatch, and then try to catch a...
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57Quill Gordon Dry Fly
After the cold winter months have ended, I begin thinking of going back to one of my favorite places in the world. It is New Hartford, Connecticut to go fly-fishing on the Farmington River. Many times those first few trips early in the season can...
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60Sacred Tree Ritual
This sycamore is reputed to be the largest or second largest in America. It can be worshipped in Simsbury CT. If such pagan rituals are unfamiliar to you, children will show you how. This tree has a way of making all human endeavors in Simsbury...
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