A Tale of Two Mountains

**BrkTrt** · 07-08-2010, 07:22 PM

My passion is fly fishing small streams, but the weather of the last few weeks have been hard on those streams. No rain, bringing the water levels to low to fish.

I'm fortunate to have a fine tailwater fishery close, The West Branch of the Farmington. Its waters are cool and the flows just great. I have been fishing there my last two outings and have done well.

The two mountains come into play because that the origins of the two flies I used to fish with.

The Ausable Bomber, who's origin is The Adirondacks, and The Fluttering Caddis who's origin is The Catskills.

They both worked well on these Connecticut browns

The West Branch of the Farmington

Ausable Bomber Browns,

Fluttering Caddis Browns,

Brk Trt

**Wallyran** · 07-08-2010, 10:25 PM

Very healthy looking fish, especially that first Ausable brown who appears to be very rotund. Nice to see with the smaller streams and their residents suffering through some very low flows.

Walt

**Apache Trout** · 07-09-2010, 08:12 AM

Nice browns B.T.!
It's great that you have the Farmy so close by to fish during the summer.
Enjoy your trips.
A.T.

**Satoshi** · 07-09-2010, 10:09 PM

I didn't know you had such a beautiful stream close to your home, ant those trout are FAT!!
If I were you, I would commute to the river every weekend.
Thank you for posting.

Satoshi

**Mostyn** · 07-10-2010, 03:59 AM

Hey there, those fish are outstanding in condition, they could be from the "River Usk in the UK" That is what I would say are real wild river Brown Trout! - Great pictures, lovely area; and the all important "Human Fuel" (food) photo! Nice touch.

Regards

Mostyn

**BrkTrt** · 07-10-2010, 05:29 AM

Originally Posted by Satoshi

I didn't know you had such a beautiful stream close to your home, ant those trout are FAT!!
If I were you, I would commute to the river every weekend.
Thank you for posting.

Satoshi

Satoshi,

I fish this river often, and especially in Autumn.

Brk Trt

**BrkTrt** · 07-10-2010, 05:36 AM

Originally Posted by Mostyn

Hey there, those fish are outstanding in condition, they could be from the "River Usk in the UK" That is what I would say are real wild river Brown Trout! - Great pictures, lovely area; and the all important "Human Fuel" (food) photo! Nice touch.

Regards

Mostyn

Mostyn,

Thanks.

The Farmington is electro shocked every autumn by the DEP. The fish that turn up in their surveys are awesome. Lots of natural reproduction. Its a year round fishery and some 25 inch specimens are taken.

Brk Trt