Category: Fishing
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Middle Fork of the Salmon River – Day 2
Saturday, July 18, 2020 Ron picks this week in July because it has the least chance of rain. It was a perfect, cool morning. I don’t know what elevation we are, but I know the further down river we go, the warmer it gets. Sleeping was great last night. Everything is organized (or unorganized) in…
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Following The Salmon River
Thursday, July 16, 2020 45 degrees this morning, 92 in the afternoon I enjoyed a drive down Rt. 75, taking pictures along the way. It is one of the prettiest roads I have ever driven, following the Salmon River downstream. I will let the pictures do the talking. I stopped at one spot to do…
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Camping Along The Salmon River
Wednesday, July 23, 2020 43 degrees this morning, 86 in the afternoon. It was a chilly morning. After sweltering heat for the last few weeks, I was surprised this morning, turning the heat on. I started thinking about the logistics of the Middle Fork trip that starts Friday, so I wrote some notes for Carla,…
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Moving to Camping on The Battenkill
Sunday, July 6, 2019 While we were breaking camp, John Donovan came up to say goodbye. His group across the road had fished last night in the rain, but had little luck. They have a very nice group that rents a cabin here every year. John said he envied us – being able to travel…
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Fishing The Farmington River
Saturday, July 6, 2019 We had one day to fish the Farmington River. After cruising the road along the river, we found a spot where there weren’t other fishermen. There is an island with a couple of small runs and the main branch. I fished the first small run for 30 minutes, changing flies a…
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Moving to The Farmington River
Friday, July 5, 2019 It was only a 40 minute drive to the American Legion Campground on the Farmington River in Barkhamsted, CT, so we had a relaxing start to the day. We fixed a big breakfast of eggs, sausage and blueberry pancakes. As we left the campground, dumpsters were overflowing from the 4th of…
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The Westfield River
Thursday, July 4, 2019 The East Branch of the Westfield River was too warm for fishing yesterday, so our plan was to fish the tailwaters of the Westfield River. It was July 4th, a terrible time for trout fishing, but a tailwater stream comes out of the bottom of a dam, so the water is…
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Fishing The East Branch of The Westfield River
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 It was and hour drive over to the East Branch, plus a stop for ice and a breakfast sandwich at a gas station. We took a quick look at Chesterfield Gorge, a pretty spot on the river, but we were excited to get fishing. It was already 9:30 and warming up. …
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Fishing The Beaverkill River
Monday, July 1, 2019 We tried to organize our flies and label them. The trouble is we buy these flies, put them our fly boxes and then never can remember what they are or where we are supposed to fish them. Some are works of art. Some are classics and some are specific to a…
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Fishing Upper Willowemoc Creek
Sunday, June 30, 2019 It’s amazing how it cools off here at night. At some time during the night, with the windows open, I pull up the blanket. The only sound is the flow of the Beaverkill 15 feet away. Charlie, who we met on the East Fork of the Delaware River, recommended fishing the…