Tag Archives: Farmington River
Catching Shadows Rich Strolis Guide Service

Catching Shadows Guide Service (Rich Strolis)

Rich Strolis is a local Connecticut based fly fishing guide and fly tier offering full and half-day wade fishing and float trips on the Farmington River and periodically on the Housatonic River. In addition to being a top notch guide, Rich is known for his innovative fly tying patterns and high quality fly tying video [...]

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Farmington River Brown Trout

Farmington River Fishing Well Through Summer Heat

Guest post by Rich Strolis Farmington River Tailwater Well June came and went and the fishing was nothing short of spectacular. The Farmington River has been holding steady at a flow between 240-350 cfs with temperatures in the 50′s, perfect for trout. With releases a bit lower than last season and a reservoir with an [...]

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[Video] Vitreus Soft Hackle

This Friday Night Fly Tying Video is brought to us this week by Rich Strolis and features a versatile soft hackle pattern that can also be fished as a nymph in the round and deep simply by adding a bead. Farmington River Yellow Quill Hatch Rich ties and fishes the Vitreus Soft Hackle to match [...]

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Farmington River Brown Trout

[May] Farmington River Fishing Report

Along with his Farmington River fishing report today, Rich Strolis sent me this photo from a recent guide trip titled “Kids love fish too”. He’s got that right! Here’s what Rich had to say about Farmington River fishing right now. Farmington River Conditions The river is at a fantastic flow right now. Holding steady around [...]

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Farmington River Brown Trout

[April] Farmington River Fishing Report

We welcome Rich Strolis to our growing family of guides providing you the latest fly fishing reports for the best trout fisheries in the US. Today we take a look at the Farmington River located in north central Connecticut. Farmington River Fishing Conditions Couldn’t be closer to perfect. The flows right now are just under [...]

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[Video] Winter Flies – Caddis Pattern

[Video] Winter Flies – Caddis Pattern

Rich Strolis demonstrates how to a tie this simple foam caddis emerger fly pattern. This caddis fly pattern is popular on the Farmington River, one of Connecticut’s premier trout streams.

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