The trip to the Farmington river this weekend, can definitly be classified a success. We had a great time, explored a lot of the river, tied some new flies, and caught some fish!
Pumpkin Caddis Fly and it's real counterpart
It started out a very damp friday, with sprinkles coming down on us. We spent the evening setting up camp, and fishing the Campground Pool, and the stretch downstream of it. We noticed then that the Blue winged olive which should have been hatching was not, but instead, there was a pumpkin caddis coming up off the water. Neither of us had a good match for it, so it would be off to the fly store in the morning to find the supplies to tie the fly.
The following morning, we went down to the Greenwood pool, and fished the area above it, where the water runs quickly pouring into the pool. There were a lot of rises, and FishingChef pulled in at least one there to add to his count. I had yet to catch anything.
After a quick breakfast, and shopping for some camping equipment, and fly tying supplies, we headed up to the Dam and West Branch Reservoir. From there, after some sight seeing, we made our way back down to the campsite, stopping along the way to fish, and to explore new potential locations. We ended at the Hawes pool, north of the campground, and then returned to the campsite to tie up some of the Pumpkin Caddis that we wanted to imitate what we saw hatching on the water the night before.
We ended the day just below the campground pool, fishing upstream. FishingChef hit two little guys on the Pumpkin Caddis, but of course, it was the blue winged olive that was coming up off the water that night. I tied on what that I had made previously, and was able to pull in two fish, one that was a real nice size just as the light was fading.
The next morning found the air temp down around 36 degrees F, and the water (54 degrees F) as still as can be imagined. We perused the Church and Drive in pools, but decided to return to the Campground pool. Then after packing up camp, we headed down to the Greenwood pool again, about to leave, when we spotted some action there, so pulled out our gear, and entered the water.
It was a terrific weekend of fishing, and exploring some new places on the Farmington River. A place I’ve been many times, but rarely ventured to the other areas.
Most of all in the exploroation, I was struck by all the different fishing that can be done in all the varying spots along the river.
