Just when you didn't think it could get any better....

[AaronJasper]

it did! We caught tons today and some really nice ones too. We caught fish up to twenty three and a half inches. Its so hard to keep track of the numbers of fish caught! It was unreal today! Dave the rave was going nuts on the fish as well. Here are some more pictures!

[AaronJasper]

[AaronJasper]

[alanb_ct]

Unreal...thanks for taking the time to keep posting! Can't wait to hear the fish stories when you get back.

[SlowNDeep]

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Wow! That is a fatty

[AaronJasper]

it was only 20.5 inches and at least 5 pounds! It was like a cinder block! The trout there are simply amazing fish.

[Zeek]

sick fish fellas! you look like you had a ball and tore up the river. congratulations on a successful trip - you still have next year to get your monster ;D aaron, super sweet pliers you've got hanging from your vest. who gave you those? a girl at a secret spot on the farmington river?

have a safe trip home boys. see you soon!

[AaronJasper]

All of the fish were caught on either scuds, sow bugs, egg patterns, and believe it or not some of the largest ones came on red midge larvae. I was strike indicator nymphing the entire time.

I did learn a new trick to try. I caught a pile of trout in tiny white marabou jigs under a strike indicator. This worked very well for the trout that were in extremely slow water.

There are a TON of fish in the SR as we speak. My friend has been doing great anywhere from 2A down through town.
I hope you get into the steelies good!

[Fascist Killer]

Aaron- I was just reading about minijigs. I think it was an article about John Barr's fly box, maybe? Anyway, can you tell us more about using jigs as flies? Seems like these would work well indicator nymphing, but also as the heavy fly in a czech nymph rig with the upturned hook. Hope to hear more.

[AaronJasper]

I think the jigs are more of a slow water technique. They work well for Browns and Steelhead in the Great Lakes as well. The ones that worked in AR were 1/64th white marabou jigs.