The Hatch Guide For New England Streams is a new book by Thomas Ames Jr. This is the first book of its kind to focus solely on insects from this area. Filled with great photography, this book is a must have. 
available in paperback / $19.99

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UpCountry Sportfishing
352 Main St/PO Box 70
Pine Meadow Ct. 06061

Phone:
(860) 379-1952

Email:
UpCountrySports@
Gmail.com


Pat Torrey is our resident Zen Master of nymph fishing. Here is a quick tip from his wisdom.

Blue Winged Olives and the Wet Fly

If you are the type of angler who is looking for a different kind of fall fishing experience, we at UpCountry just might have the answer for you: fish the fall Baetis with little Blue Winged Olive wets.

Almost every afternoon from mid October until the first week of December  the Farmington River has a very consistent hatch of small Baetis mayflies, size 26-28. The extended time frame of the hatch allows the fish to get pretty familiar with this food source. Most anglers fish this hatch with standard dry fly and emerger patterns, which become less and less effective as time goes on.

As an alternative: try fishing the Baetis hatch below the surface with soft hackled wet fly imitations that are seldom used. To paraphrase the late Gary LaFontaine: if you want to catch more fish, fish when other fishermen don’t; fish where other fishermen don’t, and fish how other fishermen don’t.

Blue Wing Olive Wet
Hook: 
Tiemco 100 or 2487

Body: 
Olive brown fur or olive thread

Tail: 
Blue dun wet hackle or brown zelon

Rib: 
Gold wire (optional)

Hackle: 
Blue dun wet hackle

A selection of Pat’s wet fly patterns are available at UpCountry.

 

You'll find Don Butler working behind the counter much of the time, but he also guides, ties flies, teaches classes and holds a record
83 months in a row
  catching a trout on a dry fly on the Farmington River.

UpCountry Sportfishing

 

352 Main Street, Route 44, New Hartford Connecticut

Phone:(860)-379-1952  Email: UpCountrySports@gmail.com 

We are open Monday-Friday 8am-6pm, Saturday & Sunday 6am-5pm

UpCountry Sportfishing is a full service fly shop and fishing tackle store located on the banks of the Farmington River. We provide quality equipment, the finest locally tied flies, and a wealth of knowledge about fly fishing the Farmington & Housatonic rivers. If you are new to the area or looking to brush up on a technique or two, I suggest a relaxed day with one of our experienced fishing guides. 

Our store is only as good as the information we provide so I have designed this website to make your visit to the area more enjoyable. Feel free to drop us an email at upcountrysports@gmail.com for suggestions, questions or anything else that crosses your mind.

                                                                              Grady Robert Allen 

 

Farmington River Anglers Association

Please support the Farmington River Anglers Association. The FRAA has been instrumental in making the Farmington the great river it is today. To find out more about their efforts and become a member visit fraa.org

 

 

Contact Us

Telephone (860) 379-1952

FAX (860) 379-3405

Postal address 352 Main Street, P.O. Box 70, Pine Meadow Ct. 06061 

Email upcountrysports@gmail.com

 

 

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