Went fishing on the Farmington Sunday with my friend Alain. We met on the river at 7AM and the weathermen were forecasting a high of around 50 degrees. Not bad for early February. That didn't happen, but to expect warm weather in New England in February is folly anyway. This was the first time out for me in 2009. January was a bitterly cold month, so I just didn't feel like getting out to freeze my hands off and chip ice off my guides.
Alain's a little more hardy than me, so he's been out a few times thus far. Those experiences have really benefitted him. He knew where the fish were likely to be and so he went ahead and schooled my sorry ass. I don't even want to tell you what the ratio was, it was that bad. But, kudos to him, he's a fine fisherman and a gentleman and his persistance has paid off.
I did manage one decent brown out of the TMA. I can't say where, because it's a relatively lightly fished spot, but here is the nicely colored brown:
We moved around a bit. Tried some other spots within the TMA. The action for the rest of the day was pretty slow, even for Alain. At least we got out and finally got to wet the line in 2009.
Alain intent on hooking up:
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