Friday 7/3/09- The Farmington is currently
1000cfs due to heavy rains last night. This makes the river
exceptionally high, except in the directly below the dam in
Riverton where the river is running 480cfs. The river should
improve over the course of the day and be a better level for
the weekend. Sulphurs (sz 16-18), Vitreus (sz 14-16), and
Isonychia (sz 12-14), continue to be the strongest hatches.
Tan Caddis (sz 16-18), and Blue Wing Olives (sz 20-24) have
also been heavy on the water at times.
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Tuesday 6/30/09 - The Farmington is
currently 550cfs clear and dropping after last week's rain.
Yesterday brought good hatches of Vitreus (sz 14-16),
Sulphur Duns (sz 16-18), and Isonychia (sz 12-14). Rusty
Spinners again worked well in both the morning and evening.
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Sunday 6/28/09 - The Farmington is
currently 650cfs, clear and dropping after this week's
rain.. At
this level, most of the major pools are accessible. The area below the Goodwin Dam
is currently 450cfs and is continuing to have decent hatches of Sulphur Duns
(sz 16-18). Black Ants (sz 12-18), Blue Wing Olives (sz 20-24),
and Tan Caddis (sz 16-18) have all been working well. Rusty Spinners (sz 18-22) have
been on the water in both the morning and late evening.
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Saturday 6/27/09 - The Farmington is
currently 700cfs, clear and dropping after another batch of
rain last night. At
this level, most of the major pools are accessible and
should be in great shape for the weekend. The area below the Goodwin Dam
is currently 450cfs and is continuing to have decent hatches of Sulphur Duns
(sz 16-18). Black Ants (sz 12-18), Blue Wing Olives (sz 20-24),
and Tan Caddis (sz 16-18) have all been working well. Rusty Spinners (sz 18-22) have
been on the water in both the morning and late evening.
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Thursday 6/25/09 - The Farmington is
currently 700cfs and dropping after last week's rain. At
this level, most of the major pools are accessible and
should be in great shape for the weekend. The area below the Goodwin Dam
is currently 450cfs and had a great hatch of Sulphur Duns
(sz 16-18) yesterday afternoon. Blue Wing Olives (sz 20-24), Tan Caddis (sz
16-18), Cahills (sz 12-14), and Isonychia (sz
12) are all on the river. Rusty Spinners (sz 18-22) have
been working well in the late evening.
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Wednesday 6/24/09 - The Farmington is
currently 800cfs and dropping after last week's rain. At
this level, most of the major pools are accessible but a bit
on the high side. The area below the Goodwin Dam
is currently 450cfs and may have some surface activity
today. Blue Wing Olives (sz 20-24), Tan Caddis (sz 16-18),
Sulphurs (sz 16-20), Cahills (sz 12-14), and Isonychia (sz
12) are all on the river.
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Tuesday 6/23/09 - The Farmington is
currently 1100cfs and dropping after last week's rain. At
this level, fishing is still quite difficult but trout are
there to be caught on streamers and nymphs as the fish are
stacked in the slower water. The area below the Goodwin Dam
is currently 450cfs and may have some surface activity
today. Blue Wing Olives (sz 20-24), Tan Caddis (sz 16-18),
Sulphurs (sz 16-20), Cahills (sz 12-14), and Isonychia (sz
12) are all on the river.
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Sunday 6/21/09 - The Farmington is currently
1600cfs and stained due to heavy rains last night. This is too high to fish for
most anglers. There is a short stretch of low water from the
Goodwin Dam, downstream to the confluence of the Still River
which is low and clear. In that stretch is is 300cfs and
clear. Blue Wing Olives (sz 20-24), Tan Caddis (sz 16-18),
Sulphurs (sz 16-20), Cahills (sz 12-14), and Isonychia (sz
12) are all on the river.
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Saturday 6/20/09 - The Farmington is
currently 1000cfs and dropping. Water clarity is good but
the river is still too high for all but the most agile
anglers. There is a short stretch of low water from the
Goodwin Dam, downstream to the confluence of the Still River
which is low and clear. In that stretch is is 300cfs and
clear. Blue Wing Olives (sz 20-24), Tan Caddis (sz 16-18),
Sulphurs (sz 16-20), Cahills (sz 12-14), and Isonychia (sz
12) are all on the river.
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Friday 6/19/09 - The Farmington is currently
1800cfs due to heavy rains. This is too high to fish for all
but the most adventurous anglers. I fished yesterday for a
couple of hours during the downpour to a large hatch of Blue
Wing Olives (sz 20-24). There were also some Tan Caddis (sz
16-18), Sulphurs (sz 16-20), Cahills (sz 12-14), and
Isonychia (sz 12)
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Wednesday 6/17/09 - The Farmington is
currently 450cfs and clear. This is a great level for
fishing with all of the major pools and most of the fast
water accessible. Yesterday brought good numbers of Tan
Caddis (sz 16-18), Winter/Summer Caddis (sz 18-22), Blue
Wing Olives (sz 20-24), and Rusty Spinners (sz 16-24) in the
morning and early afternoon. Sulphurs (sz 16-20), Yellow
Stoneflies (sz 14-16), and more Rusty Spinners (sz 16-24)
presented themselves in the evening.
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Saturday 6/13/09 - The Farmington is currently
600cfs and lightly stained. Things should improve as the
weekend moves forward. Yesterday brought some good fishing
for the better anglers who ventured out despite the higher
water. Expect most of the fish catching to be in the seams
between the moving
water and slower water using larger nymphs and streamers. There is a short
run of lower, clear water, from the Goodwin Dam in Riverton,
downstream to the junction of the Still River, currently
270cfs. The major
hatches are unchanged, with Winter/Summer Caddis (sz 18-22) and Blue Wing Olives
(sz 18-20) in the morning.
Tan Caddis (sz 14-18), Vitreus (sz 14-16), Sulphurs (sz
14-18), and Rusty Spinners (sz 18-20) in the afternoon and
evening.
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Friday 6/12/09 - The Farmington is currently
800cfs and heavily stained. The river received heavy rains
throughout the night and as a result, has increased its flow
considerably. Things should improve as the day wears on,
provided a lack of further storms. Expect most of the
fishing to be in the slower pockets adjacent to the moving
water using larger nymphs and streamers. There is a short
run of lower, clear water, from the Goodwin Dam in Riverton,
downstream to the junction of the Still River. The major
hatches are unchanged, with Winter/Summer Caddis (sz 18-22) and Blue Wing Olives
(sz 18-20) in the morning.
Tan Caddis (sz 14-18), Vitreus (sz 14-16), Sulphurs (sz
14-18), and Rusty Spinners (sz 18-20) in the afternoon and
evening.
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Friday 6/5/09 - The Farmington is currently
370cfs. Fishing has been excellent with Winter/Summer Caddis
(sz 18-22) and Blue Wing Olives (sz 18-20) in the morning.
Tan Caddis (sz 14-18), Vitreus (sz 14-16), Sulphurs (sz
14-18), and Rusty Spinners (sz 18-20), have been good during
the afternoon and evening.
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Saturday 5/23/09 - The Farmington is
currently 440cfs. Fishing has been excellent over the past
few days with Sulphurs (sz 14-18), Vitreus (sz 14-16) Blue Wing Olives
(sz 18-20), Tan Caddis (sz 16-18), , March Browns (sz 12-14), and
Winter/Summer Caddis (sz 18-22)
Aaron Jasper caught this 28" Brown on
4/17 using a small nymph.
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Saturday 5/23/09 - The Farmington is
currently 400cfs. Yesterday brought excellent fishing
using Blue Wing Olives (sz 18-20), Tan Caddis (sz 16-18),
Vitreus (sz 14-16), March Browns (sz 12-14), and
Winter/Summer Caddis (sz 18-22) plus Hendrickson Spinners and
Hendricksons (sz 12-14) on the upper river last evening.
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Sunday 5/17/09 - The Farmington is currently
400cfs. Yesterday brought good fishing on Blue Wing Olives
(sz 18-20), Tan Caddis (sz 16-18), Hendrickson Spinners and
Hendricksons (sz 12-14). The Hendrickson hatch is nearing
its end and is appearing from Riverton, upstream to the
Goodwin Dam. The lower river toward Unionville is seeing
hatches of Vitreus (sz 14-16) and March Browns/Grey Fox are
beginning to appear throughout the river.
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Thursday 5/14/09 - The Farmington is
currently 280cfs. Yesterday brought good hatches of Tan
Caddis (sz 16-18), Blue Wing Olives (sz 18-20), and a number
of Hendricksons (sz 12-14). Both Hendrickson Spinners (sz
12-14) and Rusty Spinners (sz 16-20) were on the water in
good numbers through the evening. With the water low and
plenty of trout in the river the Farmington should be
excellent going into the weekend.
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Saturday 5/9/09 - The Farmington is
currently 550cfs. The short stretch of river between
Riverton and the Goodwin Dam is 200cfs. The weekend fishing
has a chance of being excellent if the rains remain a
drizzle as they have been. Yesterday brought
Hendricksons (sz 12-14), Hendrickson Spinners (sz 12-14),
Blue Wing Olives (sz 18-20) and Rusty Spinners (sz 18-20)
throughout.
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Friday 5/8/09 - The Farmington is currently
600cfs, clear and dropping. The short stretch of river
between Riverton and the Goodwin Dam is 200cfs. The weekend
fishing has a chance of being excellent if the rains are
light this evening. Look for Hendricksons (sz 12-14),
Hendrickson Spinners (sz 12-14), Blue Wing Olives (sz
18-20), and Mahogany Duns (sz 16-18) plus some Tan Caddis (sz
14-18).
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Thursday 5/7/09 - The Farmington is
currently 800cfs due to heavy rains last night and stained.
At this level only the larger pools are fishable and you
should expect to rely upon nymphs and streamers for the best
success. The exception is the area between Riverton and the
Goodwin Dam which is fairly low and clear. Hendricksons (sz
12-14), Hendrickson Spinners (sz 12-14), Blue Wing Olives (sz
18-20), and Mahogany Duns (sz 16-18) were good again
yesterday with hatches occurring from the Satan's Kingdom
gorge to Riverton.
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Monday 5/4/09 - The Farmington is currently
250cfs. The rain yesterday was mild, and had little effect
upon the level and clarity. The Hendrickson hatch (sz 12-14)
continues to be good during the afternoon, followed by the
Hendrickson spinners in the evening. Yesterday, though the
fishing was spectacular on Blue Wing Olives (sz 18-20) and
Mahogany Duns (sz 16-18) throughout the day, as they don't
mind the overcast skies as much as the temperamental
Hendricksons.
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Saturday 4/25/09 - The Farmington is
currently 350cfs. River Guide Bruce Marino reports that
yesterday Hendricksons (sz 12-14), Mahogany Duns (sz 16-18),
Blue Wing Olives (sz 16-20), and Tan Caddis (sz 16-18) were
out in numbers. Fishing was excellent, with various nymphs,
streamers and egg paterns working throughout the day and dry
patterns in the afternoon into the evening.
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Monday 4/20/09 - The Farmington is currently
300cfs. Hendricksons continue to be on the water in light
numbers but all of the action has been on Blue Wing Olives (sz
18-20), Mahogany Duns (sz 16-18), Winter/Summer Caddis (sz
18-22), and Tan Caddis (sz 16-18). In the evening, Rusty
Spinners ( sz 18) have been falling and providing some good
action on the larger pools.
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Friday 4/17/09 - The Farmington is 300cfs.
Hendricksons are beginning to appear in good numbers in the
afternoon, particularly in the lower regions of the river.
Blue Wing Olives (sz 16-20), Mahogany Duns (sz 16-18), and
Grey Stoneflies continue to be the dominate hatch and should
make for some great fishing this weekend.
Sunday 4/12/09 - The Farmington is currently
500cfs. Fishing should be good all week with improving
temperatures for the next week. The first Hendrickson was
spotted on Friday, though we are about a week away from a
significant hatch. Blue Wing Olives (sz 16-18), Mahogany
Duns (sz 16-18), and Grey Stoneflies (sz 14-16) have all
been working well on the surface. The catch & release
area received a large trout stocking late last week,
creating the usual flood of instant angling experts.
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Wednesday 4/8/09 - The Farmington is
currently 700cfs. With the water levels settling down I
expect the fishing to pick up. Blue Wing Olives (sz 18 &
24), Winter/Summer Caddis (sz 18-22), Midges (sz 22-32), and
Grey Stoneflies (sz 14-16) have been on the water in fair
numbers. The catch & release area should receive a fresh
trout stocking before the Easter weekend.
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Saturday 4/4/09 - The Farmington is
currently 900cfs. At this level and time of year.... all the
fishing will be in the deeper slow holes. Expect to use
streamers and heavily weighted nymphs to access the trout.
Fishing has been good this week with good numbers of fresh
stocked trout dropping into the catch and release area. I
expect the state to plant a batch of larger trout in the TMA
this coming week making things even easier.
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Tuesday 3/25/09 - The Farmington is
currently 580cfs. At this level, most of the major fishing
areas are available. Winter/Summer Caddis (sz 18-22), Grey
Stoneflies (sz 14-16), Midges (sz 22-32), and some Blue Wing
Olives (sz 18-20). Wooly Buggers, Yellow Prince Nymphs, and
egg patterns have been working well.
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Sunday 3/15/09 - The Farmington is currently
700cfs. I'd still like the river to drop some more but
anglers are catching trout on Winter/Summer Caddis (sz
18-22), Midges,(sz 22-32), and Grey Stoneflies (sz 14-16).
Underneath remains good with Wooly Buggers and a variety of
nymphs.
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Tuesday 3/10/09 - The Farmington is
currently 900cfs. Due to the rain and run-off yesterday the
water levels are toward the top end of being fishable. Grey
Early Stoneflies (sz 14,16,20), Winter/Summer Caddis (sz
18-22), and Midges (sz 22-32) have been on the water in good
numbers. Nymphs and Streamers continue to be the most
productive but there has been some productive dryfly fishing
in the mornings.
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Saturday 2/28/09 - The Farmington is
currently 600cfs. Fishing has been good over the past week
with numbers of Winter/Summer Caddis (sz 18-22) hatching in
the mornings. There have been a few Blue Wing Olives (sz
22-26) about as well and I spoke to one angler who had a
banner day catching trout on BWO emergers on one of the
warmer afternoons. Underneath, large trout continue to be
caught using a variety of nymphs and egg patterns.
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Tuesday 2/17/09 - The Farmington is
currently 550cfs. Fishing over the past few days has been
good with fair numbers of Winter/Summer Caddis on the larger
pools, particularly after 9am. Anglers have ben catching
trout using the Caddis on the surface and a variety of nymph
underneath.
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Tuesday 2/3/09 -The Farmington is currently
300cfs. Fishing over the weekend was excellent with some of
the Winter/Summer Caddis around. Nymphing and streamer
fishing continues to take the majority of the trout with
good reports from the Boneyard, Greenwoods, Church Pool, and
Ovation. as well as several spots above the catch &
release area.
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Tuesday 1/27/09 - The Farmington is
currently 300cfs. The river has been fishing well on the
warmer days (which have been few and far between). The
Winter/Summer Caddis (sz 18-22) and Midges (sz 22-32) have
been on the water, with some trout on the rise in the major
pools. Nymphing has been productive with egg patterns and
small shiny nymphs such as copper johns and flashback
peasant tails.
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Thursday 1/15/09 -The Farmington is
currently 400cfs. With the cold weather, just about all the
fishing has shut down and icebergs are floating throughout.
Wait for the first day after this cold snap that approaches
35 degrees before venturing out again..... hungry trout
should be there for the taking after a slight increase in
water temp.
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Tuesday 1/6/09 - The Farmington is
currently 500 cfs as the MDC has finally cut back on the
flow. Look for the dry fly activity to resume now that the
water levels have stabilized a bit. Winter/Summer
Caddis (sz 18-22) and Midges (sz 22-32) are the surface
flies of note. Streamers and nymphs are still producing
quite a bit of action in the deeper pools especially for
larger trout. We received
the new Ross Vexsis fly reels and Simms Vibram soled wading
shoes last week so if you are in the area, stop by to check
them out.
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Sunday 12/28/08 - The Farmington is
currently 850cfs due to the heavy rains on Wednesday. We
have heard of a few trout being caught on streamers but its
best to stay away until it drops a bit. When
the water drops a bit more the action will resume on the Winter/Summer
Caddis (sz 18-22) and Midges (sz 22-32). We received
the new Ross Vexsis fly reels and Simms Vibram soled wading
shoes this week so if you are in the area, stop by to check
them out.
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Tuesday 12/16/08 - The Farmington is
currently 800cfs due to the heavy rains last week. There
have been a few guys pounding the water... catching trout on
larges streamers and nymphs in the high water pockets. When
the water drops a bit more the action will resume on the Winter/Summer
Caddis (sz 18-22) and Midges (sz 22-32).
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Saturday 12/13/08 - The Farmington is
currently 1200cfs due to the heavy rains this week. I would
give the river a couple of days rest, do some Christmas
shopping, and tie some flies so when we see some warm
weather and lower water nothing will stand in the way. This
past week has brought good action on both Winter/Summer
Caddis (sz 18-22) and Midges (sz 22-32). Underneath has been
good as well with a combination of streamers, caddis pupa,
and egg patterns doing the trick.
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Sunday 12/6/08 - The Farmington is
currently 450cfs. Fishing has been good over the past couple
of days with Winter/Summer Caddis (sz 18-22) in both the floating pupa and the adult, producing
trout from 8am or so. Expect the caddis to hatch a bit later
on extremely cold mornings. Midges (sz 22-32) have
been prolific as well and fishing was excellent yesterday
afternoon using various midge emergers and Griffith's Gnats.
Nymphing has been excellent with many of our large browns
(16"+) being caught recently on a combination of caddis
pupa and smaller mayfly nymphs as well as egg patterns.
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Wednesday 12/3/08 - The Farmington is
currently 550cfs. This week should bring some good fishing
as the warm temperatures turn on the trout's appetite. (they
are cold blooded you know), Fishing has been good over the past
week with some Blue Wing Olives around (sz
22-26). But the big story has been the Winter/Summer Caddis
(sz 18-22) in both the floating pupa and the adult, producing
trout from 8am or so. Expect the caddis to hatch a bit later
on extermely cold mornings.
Nymphing has been excellent with many of our large browns
(16"+) being caught recently on a combination of caddis
pupa and smaller mayfly nymphs as well as egg patterns.
