PLEASE BE PRO-ACTIVE
IF WE DON'T BRING
AGES 15 yrs - to 30 yrs
All
the work done over the last 70 years:
Re-introduction of
trout/salmon etc.
River Restoration
Local/National Clubs
Fly Fishing orgs.
Shops - CFR - FFF - TU
It will all disappear
Please Help!
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BOOK YOUR PRIVATE LESSON OR GUIDE SERVICE WITH DEPOSIT AT ANY OF THE SHOWS
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Feb 4th -
CFFA EXPO & Banquet -
South Windsor, CT.
Programs, Vendors, and More
Great fun for the whole family
Location; Maneeleys Banquet Hall,
South Windsor, CT
Contact; Roger
Plourde - 860-747-4297
Feb
7th
MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY
-
Andover. Ma
Power point program: " The Hatch,
& Body Language of Trout, for Choosing the Right Pattern"
This is a fun, informative, and
interactive program great for any age and level of skill.
My Book, "Positive Fly Fishing" will be
available for purchase.
Contact - Emily Classon
- 978-623-8401 ext 49
eclasson@mhl.org
Feb 10 - 12
Eastern
Fishing & Outdoor Expo
-DCU Center - Worcester, MA
Program 's for the whole family -
Beginners to Experienced
New Booth # 214
Book
for Sale
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2012
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help make your fishing dreams come true!"
ALASKA, CHILE, LABRADOR, MONTANA,
YUCATAN
click here for info on trips
It's about not taking yourself
too seriously, nothing anal. Keeping things light, fun & having
confidence in yourself.
"Remember, this is fly fishing, NOT brain surgery"
"Positive Fly Fishing"
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Authored by : Marla Blair
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Find out the water conditions
HTTP://CT.WATER.USGS.GOV/
(CT water conditions)
http://water.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/daily_flow?ma
(Mass water conditions
http://www.h2oline.com/255123.asp
(Deerfield River- dam release info)
"This
information courtesy of Zoar Outdoor"
Links
for
fishing licenses
in
Mass
& CT.
https://ct.outdoorcentral.net/InternetSales/
Farmington River, CT.
Learn more about the survivor program
click on
JANUARY 31, 2012
Water:
580 CFS
(Farmy & Still combine) =
WADE-ABLE HOWEVER, THE RIVER BOTTOM HAS CHANGED DUE TO
HIGH WATER
USE WALKING STICK, TO CHECK DEPTH, AND SAFETY FIRST.
Temp:
FREAKIN' COLD!
Clarity: Clear
Use a walking stick, attached to your wading belt. It's never a good day to die.
Be Safe and release the fish, unharmed..
POACHER HOT
LINE - 1-800-842-4357
"Your Safety is most important, then Safety of the fish, de-barb all hooks and protect the fishery! Wade where worn, light gravel paths show up ONLY.. DON'T WADE IN THE HATCH BEDS (fish food).
FYI - When you wade a river and decide it would be better to stand where no one else does, you may be walking through where the bugs hatch and the fish hold. You need to educate yourselves on how fish hold in water and learn how NOT to disturb the food source for trout. The Farmington had a much larger "Hold-over population" a while back due to all the efforts of the FRAA, CFFA, TU and the EPA, UNTIL the river became over-crowded with new and un-educated anglers.....We all come from the same beginnings as fly fishermen/women, but it is UP to us to educate ourselves so that we continue the long and constructive efforts of these great clubs and orgs.
If you are not sure where to wade..ASK! We will all appreciate you for doing so..It doesn't make you stupid for asking, it makes you stubborn and an "A- - - - - e" for hurting all the hard work that went into making the Farmington River, what it was and can grow to be again.
PLEASE Practice Catch & Release, de-barb your hooks, only touch fish with wet hands and keep them in the water as much as you can. Save our resource and educate when you can....WE are responsible to keep this sport alive and the fish whole.
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Pictures by Thomas Ames Jr. Author of "Hatch Guide For New England Streams"
Blue-Winged
Olives
are Hatching!
( Baetis-Vagans )
Have 2
tails
Size: 24- 28
Best Time to Fish:
Early morning and
Mid/Late day
Best Flies to Use:BWO
CDC Emerger Jailbirds©,
Mahogany Blair's Emerger,
BWO Parachutes, Pheasant-Tail Nymphs, BWO CDC,
Brown para-emerger, BWO Comparaduns,
Olive and Rusty Spinner
Pictures by Thomas Ames Jr.
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Pictures by Thomas Ames Jr.
Pictures by Thomas Ames
Jr. 
Mahogany
Dun's are Hatching!!
(Paraleptophlebia Adoptive)
also called "Paralep" & "Blue Dun's"
Size: 18
Best Time to Fish:
Mid/Late day
Best Flies to Use:
Pheasant tail
nymphs,
Mahogany Blair's Emerger,
Mahogany CDC emergers,
Brown para-emerger, Parachute Mahogany, Comparadun Mahogany, Rusty Spinner
Pictures by Thomas Ames Jr.
Pictures by Thomas Ames Jr.
Caddis
are hatching!
Winter Caddis & Black Caddis
Size: 18 - 24
Best time to fish:
All the time
Best flies to use:
Jailbirds©,
Mahogany Blair's Emerger,
Para-Dorito's, Foam emergers,
Elk Hair Caddis
Tan Hi-Viz Caddis, Caddis pupa parachute, Black Hi-Viz Caddis, Tan CDC Caddis
Pictures by Thomas Ames Jr.
Pictures by Thomas Ames Jr.
Midges
Are Hatching!!
( Diptera)
Size: 20 - 28
Best Time to Fish:
All day
Best Flies to Use:
Pheasant tail
nymphs,
Mahogany Blair's Emerger,
Jailbirds. Brassie, Serendipity
CDC midge emergers,
Brown para-emerger, Parachute Midge, CDC Midge, Griffith's Gnat, Pink San Juan
Worm
The Pattern
The Jailbird
©
is a fly I invented back
in the early 90's while
fishing the Swift River in Belchertown. By clicking
on
the link, you are welcome to the recipe.
Tie it and kick ass, fishing it!
jailbird
© info.txt
**NOTE: Remember! If you hook a tagged
fish, give the "tag
number",
Only, DO NOT
TAKE THE TAG OFF THE
FISH!!" , location, and size
of fish to Dave at Classic and Custom Fly
Shop, so he may log the information, for the
trout research program. Thank you.
Hello, Mr. Brown Trout"
SWIFT
RIVER, MA
Click on link for details
Water:
342 cfs = HIGH & VERY VERY COLD
Temp:
FREEZIN'
Please don't over-play the trout..you will kill them.
Caught a few people
using worms in C & R area down by Pipe...Report all law breakers and save out
trout
It's
smart NOT to play the fish for long. Bring the fish in fast and
revive before you release.
Fish Midges, size 24 -28, Baetis CDC size 22 - 28, Emergers size
18-22
size 16 - 18 Jailbirds ©, San Juan worms, Tan Caddis size 18 - 16
POACHER HOT
LINE - 1-800-632-8075
Last year, a band of Europeans, came in with their trash bags with the whole family. Everyday, around 4-5pm, for a few weeks, these greedy people took 3-4 dozen fish out of the lower half , around the "Hatchery Hole" and down stream. The rangers were called, however, the poachers had someone up in the parking lot and if anything looked to her , to be a bust, she would honk the horn like crazy or set off the car alarm and the poachers came running and got out of there, before the rangers could get there. Do all you can to protect our fishing and our fish, from these law breaking pigs. Get a license plate number, call the poacher hotline, do what you can to help, keep this from happening. Thank you.
July 1st is the date when the lower
portion of the river,
below the RT-9
bridge to Cady Lane,
becomes "catch & release" until December 31.
Please obey and release the fish back into the water, unharmed.
Report poaching and NO LIVE BAIT!!!
POACHER HOT LINE - 1-800-632-8075
Pictures by Thomas Ames Jr.
PLEASE!
IT IS NOT SAFE TO WADE IN "ANY" RIVER, IN
HIGH WATER, WITHOUT A WADING BELT AND WALKING
STICK! A MAN ALMOST DROWNED IN THE
Y-POOL
BE SMART AND BE SAFE!
Be SAFE WITH FOLSTAF
KEEP LOCAL BUSINESS ALIVE BY SPENDING
WISELY AND OFTEN!
The Deerfield River
1-800-452-1742 enter site code# 255123
"for water release recording"
"Understanding the Dam Release on
the Deerfield"
Great information- Click Here!
Fish at your own risk!
Flies to use
Stimulators, Tan Caddis, Emergers, San Juan Worms, Jailbirds
Picture by Thomas Ames Jr.
Call recording for information daily
NEVER TRUST THE RECORDING!
IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR RISING WATER
WATER: ????????
TEMP: 40 DEGRESS
Water:
Main Branch -
1270
cfs
- Low enough to fish certain areas
Wade Safely
BWO's, Tan Caddis, Emergers, ,Stonefly nymphs, San Juan Worms, Streamers.
All Pictures by Thomas
Ames Jr.
413-583-5141
Pictures of insect by Thomas Ames Jr.
From his fantastic book, and my bible
"Hatch Guide For New England Streams"
Click here to order his book
KEEP LOCAL BUSINESS ALIVE BY SPENDING
WISELY AND OFTEN!
