I didn’t really have the time yesterday, but since my default setting is when in doubt, go fishing, I did. The venue was a small woodland stream, and the time frame was 3:45pm-5:30pm. It was mostly cloudy and very warm for February, with a water temp of 48 degrees. The stream was running medium-low and clear. No hatch activity, although I did see one lonesome sz 600 midge flitting about.
I’ve written before that I’m a massive creature of habit, but on this outing I decided to explore about 100 yards of new water. I was glad I did, as that turned out to be my most productive stretch. I fished mostly subsurface with the Squirmy Worm Jiggy Thingy, but I did get a hysterical swing and miss on a bushy dry for the 5 minutes I fished it. All told, I pricked about 18 and brought probably a third of them to hand. I did catch the same beautifully spotted hen I took in January at the same hole. She really clobbered the fly.
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Steve, what are the optimal flow rates for rivers such as the Farmington?
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Yes. That is, every river will have its optimal flow determined by its features and who wants to fish it and how. So, for the Farmington, 300cfs might be an optimal flow for wet flies, 200cfs for dries, 450 for nymphing, and 600-1K for streamers. I’m not trying to be a PITA, but that’s my best answer. It’s a really good question.
I don’t carrya net but a cigar and a small stream are hard to pass up!
Indeed. I find a net mandatory for taking fish photos. Far less stress on the fish.
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Nice, Steve! I bought a 7′ 3wt glass rod from a local hobby rod builder this winter and can’t wait to try it out in some small streams when the season opens in Washington and runoff conditions allow it!
Sweet! The rod pictured here is a 7′-er. Although on this particular stream I’m probably more than OK with a 6′ stick.
Steve: what would really be fitting would be a bamboo rod to fish this little gem.
BNill
Typo on my name. Bill
No doubt! If I had one in the 6′ class, I’d surely do it.