It’s been a little while since I’ve last posted. A lot has happened since late November. Most notable was the deep freeze we saw this year. A combination of the low flows and bitter cold made for the river almost locking up solid. In fact, a good friend of mine who has fished the river
Author: Andrew Lyons
And, Now You Have to Work for Your Fish
No more easy fishing. Now, you need to work if you want to catch fish. The fish are all still in the river, but, they are noticeably more difficult to catch. In my opinion, we just turned the corner from “easy” to “challenging.” It happens every year. The leaf hatch is over, the spawn is
Redemption Fish
What’s a “redemption fish”? I personally consider a redemption fish one that I’ve hooked and lost. It can’t be a small fish…it has to be something decent that makes you want to go back after it. They’re typically wild or holdover fish that have been in the river for years or a lifetime because they
Something to Consider After Heavy Rains and Increased Flows
This past week, we were lucky to get some much needed rains here in New England. My home river, the Farmington, was a beneficiary and got a nice push of water with the total flows peaking at about 3500 cfs. Now I love flows between 300-500 cfs and will fish comfortably up to 1200 cfs,