That’s right, campers. The Farmington River was dropped like Smokin’ Joe after a thunderous George Foreman right. 60cfs. Read it and weep.
The only (for now) saving graces are that it’s not piss stinking hot and the release from the bottom is still plenty cold. It’s supposed to heat wave again this weekend. Happy happy joy joy.
Smallmouth on the Connecticut or the Hous, anyone?
Remember her?
Fear not, contest winners, your goodies are on the way! Thank you for your bountiful patience, and of course for your loyal readership.
If you’re new to the site, I have been celebrating each successive century mark of email followers with a giveaway. To win, you have to be signed up as an email subscriber — so there’s your incentive. And we’re now under 75 away from 500…woo-hoo!
Here’s a little something to whet the winner’s appetites.
Gary gets the striper flies. Clockwise from top: Orange Ruthless, Big Eelie, Soft-Hackled Flatwing, September Night, Rhody Flatwing, Herr Blue, Ray’s Fly.
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Kris and Bill went for trout flies. Here are a dozen classic wets and fuzzy nymphs, clockwise from upper right: Soft-hackled bead head Pheasant Tail, Pale Watery wingless, Ginger caddis larva, Brown Hackle, Black Gnat, Hackled March Brown, Drowned Ant, Squirrel and Ginger, Hare’s Ear, Dark Hendrickson, Grizzly and Gray, Partridge and Light Cahill.
Happy Father’s Day to the man who taught me how to read water and find the trout.
First Winner: Bill Donnelly
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Second Winner: Amyandkris
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Third Winner: Gary Bogli
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Congratulations! One of the possible prizes is an already tied batch of striper flies that includes bucktails, soft-hackles, and flatwings. Bill gets first dibs on them. If he doesn’t want them, Amyandkris gets next dibs, etc. If no one wants them, I will fish them myself. So there. Winners, please email me (swculton at yahoo) and let me know what you’d like. Your other options are a selection of trout streamers, trout wets, or steelhead flies. I also need your mailing addresses. Please don’t post those here.
I would like to thank everyone who entered. Your readership and support is truly appreciated. Now, on to 500.
A toast to everyone. Beer for breakfast isn’t exactly championship fare, but it sure does taste good after a top ten night of striper fishing.
And so it is. Thank you, loyal reader, for being part of the Fabulous Four Hundred. To celebrate, we’re doing a Currentseams flies-tied-by-Steve giveaway. Here are the contest rules:
1) No purchase necessary.
2) You must be a follower of currentseams to enter. (If you’re not one already, you become a follower by clicking on the “Stay current with currentseams” button on the home page.)
3) To enter, leave a comment on this thread saying you wish to enter AND share with us the name of a favorite fly pattern. One entry per person. Deadline for entering is 11:59pm June 14, 2016. Three winners will be chosen at random. The winners will be notified in the comments section of this thread or by email, and will be responsible for sending me their address so I can ship the flies out.
4) All decisions by me are final.
Thanks again for reading and following currentseams.
Want to catch stripers on flies like these? One of the prizes will be some of what you see here. The other two will be a selection of trout or steelhead flies. As they say in my kids’ school: “You get what you get and you don’t get upset.”
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I dropped the ball on this, but we’ll plead better late than never.
The Yale Fly Fishing Club is hosting the International Fly Fishing Film Festival in New Haven. A portion of the proceeds from the event will go to Rivers of Recovery and Take a Vet Fishing.
Here are the details:
Date: Friday, May 20th
Location: Whitney Humanities Center, 53 Wall St. New Haven, CT 06511
Time: Doors at 6pm, Film at 7pm
Tickets: $18 online and $20 at the door (IF AVAILABLE)
The link to purchase tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/IF4NE…016/tag/widget
More info about the film can be found here: http://www.flyfilmfest.com/
A half dozen each of soft hackles, wingless wets, winged wets, and fuzzy nymphs for an upcoming article. Counter-clockwise from upper left: Partridge and Light Cahill, Grizzly and Gray, Dark Hendrickson, Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear.
My original Facebook page was called “Steve Culton’s Currentseams.” It was supposed to be my fly fishing-only Facebook presence. What happened is that friends and family and former co-workers glommed onto it — not that I minded so much — but I never wanted there to be discussions about the next family party or links to cat videos on my fishing site.
That old Facebook page is now simply “Steve Culton.” If you friended me there for fly fishing purposes, you’ll want to not go there anymore, since I won’t be posting any fly fishing stuff there.
Instead, there’s a new “Steve Culton’s Currentseams.” You can find it here. Do me a favor and like it. (We like likes at currentseams.)
Please note: not everything that gets posted on currentseams gets posted on Facebook. This site is still the only place for all things currentseams.
Sorry for any confusion, and thanks for your continued readership and support.
Now that we got that straightened out, everyone’s happy.
Many of you have been wondering, “What happened to Ken Abrames’ Stripermoon website?” Well, the old forum is no more.
Ken has moved on to two Facebook pages. The first is called JK Abrames Stripermoon, and you can find it here.
The second is called Stripermoon Blog. That is located here.
Please join me in welcoming Ken’s return to the web.
Hello, old friend.
The currentseams.com headquarters is humming today. Here’s what’s going on.
To start, I’ve made a few small changes to the site’s format. I’ve added a “Book a guided trip/contact me” link along the masthead. You’ll find my email and my phone number within. These are the best ways to start a conversation with me. Please don’t try to book a trip or request an order of flies in the comments section of a random thread. I really appreciate your cooperation on this. I’ve also added a link to the Compleat Angler to the right sidebar. Scott and his team have always been good to me, and I’ll bet they’ll be good to you, too.
Speaking of guided trips, my spring calendar is beginning to fill up. Weekends generally aren’t good for me in the spring; so if you want to get out with me, try to have a few weekday options in mind. Half-days are four hours, and a good way to spend some quality time on the water.
The word machine continues to roll. Look for articles in American Angler, Field & Stream, Mid Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide,the J. Stockard blog, and more in the near future.
A new currentseams Facebook page is coming. My original page was intended solely as a fishing-related endeavor. However, family and friends have glommed onto it, so I need to create a fishing business only page. If you’re a current fishing friend on Facebook, be on the lookout for the new page (I’ll announce it here) as the old one will no longer have any angling content.
Dagnabbit, I owe you all some videos, both tying and Q&A. I beg your patience. All good things to those…etc.
‘Tis the season for winding down on presentations. That can only mean good fishing weather approacheth! I’m looking forward to the Fly Fishers’ Club of Harrisburg’s annual banquet on April 8th.
Finally, we’re getting close to the magic number of 400 official currentseams.com followers. As usual, we’ll be doing a fly goodie bag giveaway. Thank you again for your readership and support.
As they say on M*A*S*H, “That is all.”
I’ve been on a saltwater tying kick. It’s been a long time since I tackled some bigger flawings, so tying those Rock Islands (foreground) felt like reuniting with an old flame. Here’s to a stronger herring run this year!
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