With reports of Tricos starting to hatch on the Farmington, I’ve been re-loading the fly boxes. Last August, the Trico hatches and spinner falls were ridiculous. One of the best flies was Ed Engle’s Drowned Trico Spinner (prior post with a how-to video here). It features a segmented and thin body from wire, which helps
Tag: farmington river dry flies
At the Bench: the Renegade
In some back and forth in the comments from the last post, I realized I forgot to write about a new dry fly in the box: the Renegade. I’m a big fan of attractor patterns, and I like Catskill-style dries for choppy water. For a recent fishing trip I decided to make just one Renegade
At the Bench: X-Caddis
X-Caddis with CDC underwing via @troutandfeather. #Orvis tactical hook. This did well yesterday in a size 20. #flytying #flyfishing A post shared by BlogFlyFish (@blogflyfish) on May 21, 2017 at 9:52am PDT As I wrote before, Tim Cammisa’s X-Caddis has been gold for me. When fish are looking up, this is a great fly. It
My Favorite Caddis Fly
A fly that fished well all summer and this fall is Tim Cammisa’s X-Caddis. I’ve written about it in the past. With Winter Caddis on the horizon, I’ll make sure to have a few with me as we slide into colder weather. I like this pattern because it sits low in the water, and