Long Rod Chronicles

[lowaccord66]

Cold morning.  0 bug activity and the action followed suit.  2 bows one over 18"...probably was a good Morning for streamers with the dropping water.

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[hunts2long]

Nice pictures and great fish. Thanks for sharing...h2l

[lowaccord66]

Nice pictures and great fish. Thanks for sharing...h2l

You are welcome.  Here's to a good sacandaga season!

[westernmas]

Wind and the afternoon storm blew me off of colebrook yesterday so I made the best of it with spinning gear in the MA section of the farmy. Water was a little stained and running a bit high so glad I left the long rod home. Got two solid bows to hand and lost a handful more in the fast water. Almost everyone was doing some aerial maneuvers to get free.

[bogtrotter]

Jon and Pat:

Those are some great photos of browns and rainbows!

Sounds like a great day out for both of you.

[lowaccord66]

Always wanted to long rod that section Pat.  Forgot to mention that I got bored and added a third Thomas and Thomas contact to my collection.  The contact 2.  I was skeptical that it would be improved but I fished half a day with both the old 10' 3w and the new contact 2 10' 3w.  The new one is noticeably improved.  Pat if you want to borrow/use my 10'8" 3w it's gathering dust.

[westernmas]

Always wanted to long rod that section Pat.  Forgot to mention that I got bored and added a third Thomas and Thomas contact to my collection.  The contact 2.  I was skeptical that it would be improved but I fished half a day with both the old 10' 3w and the new contact 2 10' 3w.  The new one is noticeably improved.  Pat if you want to borrow/use my 10'8" 3w it's gathering dust.

I may take you up on that.  Using the mono rig on a normal 8.5 footer isn't cutting it.  We need to meet up soon so you can teach me a few things.  I thought I was a pro after the first time out but been a struggle this spring.  If you want to hit that section I'd do it sooner than later.  It drops quick and was running close to perfect.

[Bartman44]

Nice looking trout and sun shot. I have to get back over there someday.

[lowaccord66]

Nice looking trout and sun shot. I have to get back over there someday.

Happy to host you Bart or at least point you in the direction of pools that are mostly ignored.  It's a tremendous river.  Right now the farmington averages 4000 trout per mile that trims down to 2-3000 per mile by summer with some harvest.  Even so it's really hard to have a bad day on the farmington.

[lowaccord66]

I may take you up on that.  Using the mono rig on a normal 8.5 footer isn't cutting it.  We need to meet up soon so you can teach me a few things.  I thought I was a pro after the first time out but been a struggle this spring.  If you want to hit that section I'd do it sooner than later.  It drops quick and was running close to perfect.

I had some struggles too.  And anytime on the 10'8.  It works well, and I do use it but more when the water is low and I need more reach.  I'm game whenever you are Pat. 

[Bartman44]

Happy to host you Bart or at least point you in the direction of pools that are mostly ignored.  It's a tremendous river.  Right now the farmington averages 4000 trout per mile that trims down to 2-3000 per mile by summer with some harvest.  Even so it's really hard to have a bad day on the farmington.

Thanks, I have fished it a few times and there is indeed  a lot of great looking river to explore well beyond the community holes.  I just need to retire so I can spend more time on the water and less time at work. Soon.

[lowaccord66]

The water downstream of the Collinsville dam is lightly fished and has some solid wild browns to tangle with!

[lowaccord66]

Fished the higher water last night right in Riverton.  I generally don't fish up that way so it was nice to land a few despite the bump in flow. (Up 300 cfs from the previous day)

[lowaccord66]

When you think you have a pb brown....and instead it's a giant sucker....