Atlantic Salmon Flies

Farmington River brook trout were abundant this summer. They were all too willing to nail a Variant.       After the spring runs are o...

The binoculars are for "seeing trout."  Trip #1      Last season, my son and I had a successful trip to the Hammona...

Bruiser brown trout       Today was the first day so far this salmon season where I could fish all day long. The day started off with ...

My first fish of 2017 betrayed how well this spot would wind up fishing.      It has been a long time since my last post here. I'v...

M's first trip - 2013 (4 mos. old)      A few months after my son, "M," was born, I was ready to get on the water. ...

A nice view downstream          Last week was a long one. Since moving into our house almost three years ago, we knew a deck replace...

Two slightly different flavors of Magog Smelt        With most of my fly tying orders completed, I'm beginning to focus on tying fo...

It ain't easy being green "What are you fishing for, bluefish?" That was one of the snarky questions I was asked ...

My future netsman This little fella has been going more and more places lately, so I figured why not fishing? I thought I had this all ...

Ausable Wulff #4 and Ausable Bomber #6 I believe it was early July 2010 when I brought my friend and fishing partner, Mark , for his ...

An eclectic mix from around the globe Pictured above is my box of flies for CT sea run brown trout fishing 2013. Like I said, I'm ...

Nice to finally meet you, Mr. Sea Trout! One of New England's most elusive game fish is the sea run brown trout ("sea trout...