Happy Monday. I hope you enjoyed the big game yesterday. I did, along with one of the best cheeseburgers I’ve ever grilled over charcoal. A half-pound, crusty and rare, melted cheddar, sliced red onions and a little mayo. The bun made it even better — it was light and airy, not a dense, congested bread-bomb. Washed down with a lovely IPA. Did I mention the seasoned fries?
To business. Right now, I’m working on the parts of the books where I talk about the river, specifically the descriptions of the water. It’s currently divided into 5 sections along the 22-mile stretch from the dam to Unionville. There will be maps of each section and detailed information.
Here’s where you can help. What is most important to you about these descriptions? There are so many info buckets: access and parking; details of the pool/water; predominant hatches; fishing methods; wading difficulty; comments from guides/expert anglers; seasonal advice; etc. What’s most valuable to you? Please don’t say all of the above. What’s most helpful to me is to prioritize a few of these (and any other you can think of). You can either comment here or send me an email. You may be as detailed as you like. I may not respond to all of them, but I will read all of them. Thanking you in advance. Now, back to work I go.
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I feel like the rest is up to me to figure out. 🙂
Steve: Having not had the opportunity to fish the Farmington, I would appreciate info on parking, details of the pools/runs and hatches by season. Wading difficulty would be nice for the vertically challenged. Enjoyed your talks and tying demo at the Marlborough show and looking forward to the book. Thanks Keith
The most important thing to me is where to fish in the conditions I find that day…ie. weather, flow, time of day, etc. How do I get there, where do I park, where in the location is best to fish and then how do I get in there most easily, safely and quietly. I’m always thinking about the least busy place that satisfies those conditions. Next would be TYPE of fly and fishing technique. Last would be specific flies…depending on season, water flow, temp, etc. Alan R
Access/parking and wading.
I live over in Westchester and haven’t yet fished the Farmington, so I’ll be purchasing this book!
I think I’m most interested in access and descriptions of the water in each section with guide advise sprinkled in.
Hi Steve, It’s Kosmo. You, Matt and I shot some video for the “Summer on The Farmington” together in Robert’s Pool. Anyway, my opinion: 1) Seasonal advice (With an emphasis on realistic expectations for certain times of the year)2) Times of Day within those seasons that seem worth the time/effort.3) Parts of the River/Type of Water (Not necessarily specific pools but more general thoughts on how the river fishes from the dam to Unionville. Pretty basic ideas, but between your ideas and some of the local guides I would find it interesting. Anyway, Good Luck. I’m sure it’ll be a great book. I’ll buy a copy….autographed of course. Kosmo
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Hi Steve
Thanks for being you and all that you do
First, the comment link in the post doesn’t work.
My 2 concerns EVERY time I go to the Farmington, is parking and how easy it will be to safely wade, being 75 both issues can be a challenge.
Paul Rice
access and parking, wading difficulty, seasonal advice. Also, whether it is usually one of the more or less crowded stretches would be good to know.
I can see, what the hatch is 😉
Fishing books/guides tend to get all obsessed with the hatches. I blame Schwiebert. Some books I have give full hatch information, but no access information, and these books are useless. It’s particularly galling when they give all kinds of info for fishing a stream that I know to be 90% private – why even mention these waters ?
Details of the pool. Recently fished a bit of 11-mile Canyon, and made exactly the same mistake approaching one of the runs that I made last time – only remembered, when the trout darted into cover .. ha. Now I have made a note..
Depending on flows/seasonality some pools may be empty, that were excellent at higher/lower flows. This is useful info..
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