[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.
Categories: Fly Tying, Nymphs Tags: Farmington River, fly tying video, housatonic river, Rich Strolis
Killer Fly Patterns
We’ve added some killer fly patterns to our growing collection of fly tying videos including this Rubber Leg Stonefly by Aaron Jasper of Trout Predator Online. East vs. West Traditionally thought of as a Western style fly, this simple fly pattern is equally effective on streams in the Eastern US and turned my day around a few weeks ago while fishing the Housatonic River in Connecticut. After getting skunked all morning I knew I was onto something when I took 5 fish in 6 casts and 8 trout (both rainbow and brown trout) in about twenty minutes with this stonefly [...]
Categories: Fly Tying, Nymphs Tags: Aaron Jasper, Fly Tying, housatonic river, nymphs, stonefly
Connecticut Fly Fishing – Housatonic River Map
Flowing through beautiful Litchfield County in northwestern Connecticut the Housatonic River is one of the crown jewels of the Eastern US for trout fly fishing. Comparable in size to many Western US rivers, the “Housy”, as it is known locally, flows through deposits of limestone that supports prolific hatches of numerous species of Caddis and Mayflies from early Spring through late Fall. Upper Trout Management Area View Connecticut Fly Fishing Guide in a larger map The Housatonic River is best known for the excellent brown trout and rainbow trout fishing in the upper Trout Management Area (TMA) flowing through West [...]
Categories: Connecticut, Destinations Tags: connecticut fly fishing, housatonic river, trout fishing, trout fly fishing
