The Hatch Guide For New England Streams is a new book by Thomas Ames Jr. This is the first book of its kind to focus solely on insects from this area. Filled with great photography, this book is a must have. 
available in paperback / $19.99

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UpCountry Sportfishing
352 Main St/PO Box 70
Pine Meadow Ct. 06061

Phone:
(860) 379-1952

Email:
UpCountrySports@
Gmail.com


Pat Torrey is our resident Zen Master of nymph fishing. Here is a quick tip from his wisdom.

Blue Winged Olives and the Wet Fly

If you are the type of angler who is looking for a different kind of fall fishing experience, we at UpCountry just might have the answer for you: fish the fall Baetis with little Blue Winged Olive wets.

Almost every afternoon from mid October until the first week of December  the Farmington River has a very consistent hatch of small Baetis mayflies, size 26-28. The extended time frame of the hatch allows the fish to get pretty familiar with this food source. Most anglers fish this hatch with standard dry fly and emerger patterns, which become less and less effective as time goes on.

As an alternative: try fishing the Baetis hatch below the surface with soft hackled wet fly imitations that are seldom used. To paraphrase the late Gary LaFontaine: if you want to catch more fish, fish when other fishermen don’t; fish where other fishermen don’t, and fish how other fishermen don’t.

Blue Wing Olive Wet
Hook: 
Tiemco 100 or 2487

Body: 
Olive brown fur or olive thread

Tail: 
Blue dun wet hackle or brown zelon

Rib: 
Gold wire (optional)

Hackle: 
Blue dun wet hackle

A selection of Pat’s wet fly patterns are available at UpCountry.

 

You'll find Don Butler working behind the counter much of the time, but he also guides, ties flies, teaches classes and holds a record
83 months in a row
 
catching a trout on a dry fly on the Farmington River.

Links

Housatonic River Outfitters, Cornwall Bridge Ct. - Best resource to be found concerning fishing the Housatonic River. 

The Selective Angler - Web address for Fred Jeans's guide service. Serving the Farmington River, Long Island Sound and the Housatonic River.   FFF certified instructor.

Farmington River Anglers Association - Great resource for anyone fishing the Farmington River. Please support the Farmington River by joining the FRAA and get involved. 

Northwestern Connecticut TU - Trout Unlimited Chapter currently restoring the Naugatuk River and helping to return the Housatonic River to natural flow.

Northeast FlyFishing Guide Service - Walt Geryk's guide service serving Western Mass. and Upstate New York. Walt guides on the Deerfield, Westfield, & Swift rivers.

 

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