tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15390233484923669552024-03-12T22:14:05.300-04:00DEAD DRIFT ANGLERSAdam franceschinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512488637141714847noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539023348492366955.post-56517471353279681202014-04-22T20:37:00.001-04:002014-04-22T20:37:50.216-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><a data-ved="0CAUQjRw" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=theopenfly+podcast&source=images&cd=&docid=EYGiHFm-BJfvtM&tbnid=hoP2Z3I5L1YsiM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheopenflypodcast.com%2Flisten%2F&ei=sQhXU9KaM8SCyAG1yYCgBg&bvm=bv.65177938,d.aWc&psig=AFQjCNHzkXEbCYXocB65UIUV4YqPbNV1fg&ust=1398299172263840" id="irc_mil" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="irc_mut" height="142" id="irc_mi" src="http://theopenflypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/OpenFlyLogo-e1389916894751.png" style="-webkit-background-size: 21px; -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.648438) 0px 5px 35px; background-color: white; background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(45deg, rgb(239, 239, 239) 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 75%, rgb(239, 239, 239) 75%, rgb(239, 239, 239)), -webkit-linear-gradient(45deg, rgb(239, 239, 239) 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 75%, rgb(239, 239, 239) 75%, rgb(239, 239, 239)); background-position: 0px 0px, 10px 10px; background-size: 21px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.648438) 0px 5px 35px; margin-top: 150px;" width="199" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px;"></span><br />
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<a href="http://cmtu.org/?p=671"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Meeting </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Wednesday February 20, 2013</span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Meeting-</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Regular Business Meeting will begin approximately at </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">7:15 PM</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. A tying demonstration will begin approximately at </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">6:15 PM</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> by our guest speaker. He will demonstrate and tye caddis nymphs that are useful on the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Housatonic</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">River</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. After his presentation and then a brief business meeting we will have a raffle of several items. One being a book entitled “About Trout” by Dr. Robert Behnke. Please make an effort to support these speakers by attending the meeting.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Guest Speaker Bio:</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Adam Franceschinni, a year-round professional guide and head guide for Housatonic River Outfitters, will provide a presentation on fishing the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Housatonic</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">River</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. He is a field tester for Orvis and has fished the American west, the Amazon, and in </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Alaska</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> where he guides at Tickchik Narrows Lodge in the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bristol Bay</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> area during summers. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Adam began guiding on the famed rivers of western </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Montana</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, where he quickly learned how to navigate a drift boat on big water. Since then, he has guided on the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">San Juan</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, where the well-known Baetis hatches helped him refine his sight nymphing skills, and the Amazon </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">basin</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Brazil</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, where he chased peacock bass on the fly. Over the past five years he has used his boat handling skills, as well as his excellent indicator nymphing techniques, to help him catch some of Alaska's massive leopard rainbow trout. In 2010, Adam was named Head Guide at Housatonic River Outfitters. Growing up just 15 miles from the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Housatonic</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Adam has fished much of the local waters. Guiding wading trips, drift boat trips, and instructing classes, Adam has made a home, once again guiding on the water he where learned to fish.</span></span></div>
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Adam franceschinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512488637141714847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539023348492366955.post-45007871915182281312013-02-14T09:43:00.000-05:002013-12-10T13:57:41.404-05:002013 is off and running in a BIG way!! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i> 2013 is off and running in a <b>BIG way!!</b></i></span><br />
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Hear are some shots sent to me for some of the <a href="http://www.tikchiklodge.com/">Tikchik Narrows Lodge</a> family.<br />
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Adam franceschinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512488637141714847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539023348492366955.post-50649478103268561012013-02-07T16:53:00.000-05:002013-12-10T14:00:14.872-05:00<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">There were your New York-ahs, of course.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">There was Alexander Hvatsky, a Russian-born tour guide with the busy shop.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">Then there was also the Castelli brothers, Federico and Vittorio, who hail from the village of Biella in northwest Italy.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">And what made them all leave their respective homes, to figuratively hang “gone fishing” signs on their front doors?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">Why, to journey to northwest Connecticut and indulge in the fabulous fly fishing of the Housatonic River, or “Hoosie,” as it’s known in these parts.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">“Fall is a great time to fish here,” said Torrie Collins, 47, manager of the outfitters, in between helping fishing enthusiast select items in the rustic, supply-stacked store nestled next to the Hoosie.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">“You get a real mix of people here. A lot of English people, for some reason,” Collins noted. “It’s well-known, famous fishing area.”</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">Fisherman from near and far agreed, as the peak fall season for fishing, particularly fly fishing, is winding down on the windy, twisty river, which was finally flowing at regular levels a week after the rains of Hurricane Sandy fell.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">“It reminds me of fishing in Montana,” Adam Franceschini, 32, the outfitter’s head guide, said a few miles upstream as he stood in gray “waders,” or overalls, and prepared to launch the Castelli brothers in his blue 12-foot hard rubber raft for an all-day fly fishing excursion.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">Franceschini makes his living as a full-time fishing guide, taking out fishing parties about 250 days a year. He spends his summers in Alaska, spring and fall here on the Housatonic, and winters catching Red fish in the marshes of the low country near Charleston, S.C. He also spends time on the Salmon River of Pulaski, N.Y.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">The Housatonic, he said, “fishes more like a free stone river” in Alaska.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">Saturday, as he took the Castelli brothers down the whole 14-miles stretch of the Housatonic between Sharon and South Kent that offers fly fishing, there were plenty of Trout to be had.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">That’s because the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) agency regularly stocks the Hoosie with 9,000 Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout each April and September, according to Hvatsky, the Russian-born tour guide with the outfitters.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">In addition, the Housatonic River Outfitters raises money each year to stock the river with an additional 800 “large size” Rainbow Trout bought from private hatcheries in Pennsylvania, said Collins, the outfitter’s manager. The large size trout range from 14 to 18 inches long, he said.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">Hvatsky said during the spring and fall the outfitters arrange tours for Europeans “pretty much every weekend” – usually those who are traveling to New York City for business and have free time on the weekend.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">In Europe, Hvatsky said, fishermen usually need a special permit for every river they fish. The rivers there are typically owned and maintained by private landowners who don’t want intruders on their property, he said.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">But in Connecticut, and the rest of the United States, rivers are run by federal, state and local governments, and are free to the public, he added.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">In Italy, the Castellis fly fish in “much smaller streams,” which are located in “real mountains” – the Alps, said Vittorio Castelli, a researcher who lives in Westchester County, N.Y. and was hosting his brother Federico, an accountant who was on a business trip to the city from their hometown of Biella.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px;">“It’s wonderful, what a beautiful area,” Federico marveled. “From one of the biggest cities in the world you drive [not much more than] an hour and here you are, in the middle of nowhere, fly fishing in this nice river.”</span></div>
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Franceschini, their guide, said the brothers are experienced fly fisherman, “better than average.”<br />
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Vittorio Castelli, in fact, has fished the Hoosie three others times prior to Saturday’s trip, which saw them catch – and release – six trout, including a few that were 18-inch long, and one 22-inch monster.<br />
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“November can see some great fishing, as long as you don’t mind the cold.”<br />
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Further downstream from where Franceschini started his all-day $350 tour with the Castelli brothers, Jeff Toland of Milbrook, N.Y. was wading in the water alone, casting his fly near the covered bridge in West Cornwall.<br />
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“This is my therapy,” said the 54-year-old general contractor, who was raised on Long Island. “I’ve got salt water in my veins, but I really love fresh water fishing.”</div>
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Adam is Housatonic River Outfitters Head Guide and a veteran Alaskan guide at Tikchik Narrows Lodge, AK (still guides there every Summer), and has guided also in Brazil & out West. He has fished extensively in many different places, and is a recent convert to Great Lakes Steelhead. Adam is the real deal, a local guy who e<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">ats, sleeps & breathes fishing and guiding. March & April normally see challenging fishing conditions for many- cold & often high water, not too many hatches, and lethargic trout. The antidote is a well-fished streamer or nymph, that's how we get our clients into early season trout. Adam is well-versed in both techniques, and he will show you some of his specialized methods, rigs & flies that he uses to consistently get his clients into fish. Learn how to read the water and adapt to the conditions. Benefit from his years of experience guiding and fishing in diverse geographic regions, he truly is a student of the sport and loves to teach it to others. Clinic will be Held on Saturday March 24th meeting at the shop. Clinic runs 10am till 2pm rain or shine. Coast $50 Call the store at 860-672-1010 to book a spot.<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> At a dinner the other night, my uncle pulled me into his study to show off a recently purchased collection of antique flies tied by some obscure Catskill tier. Naturally, I could not help but ask where he keeps his collection of nymphs and wet flies. My uncle is an exclusive dry fly fisherman in the mold of Frederic Michael Halford and the Southern England chalk stream school. My request set him off on his usual tirade on the beauty of fishing only to rising trout and his sardonic appeasement to my youth and choice to throw <i>sunk </i>flies.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Adam Franceschini, guide, friend, and author of this blog, emailed mid-week about doing another Farmington run on the upcoming Saturday. Several weekends earlier, he and I had fished two spots in the TMA (Trout Management Area) of the Farmington with moderate success. Considering that the water temperature was low and that it was January, we were very happy to have hooked more than five fish each. Itching to fish, I agreed to fish with Adam again that Saturday. Unfortunately, I clearly forgot my obligation to make and host a dinner for my girlfriend’s siblings Friday night… in Brooklyn. Friday afternoon I get an email from Adam: “Hey buddy, just set up my raft and the Housy [sic] looks real good. We could do a half day float if you are interested.” After some discussion, we decided to talk at 7:00 am the next morning to finalize the plan.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The 5:00 am alarm Saturday morning was painful. I had been up too late with the dinner party. It was snowing. I only hoped that there was no accumulation at the Housatonic. I got Adam’s 7:00 am call in route: “Conditions look good. The flow dropped further that night falling below 1,000 CFS. What kind of sandwich do you want for lunch?”</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Winter fishing, especially on non-tailwaters, is tricky. Weather conditions are adverse. Rivers are often high, cold, and murky. The trout are lethargic and reluctant to eat. This being the Housatonic, wind is also a major factor. However, February 11<sup>th</sup> was gorgeous. There was little to no accumulation, the water was low and crystal clear, the air temperature was comfortably above freezing, and there was no wind. Apparently, we had made a good decision. We only hoped the fish would be as accommodating.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">They were. Unfortunately, I was a mess. Perhaps it was the lack of sleep, the exhaustion after an abnormally strenuous week of work or the buzz from the A. Fuente cigar clenched between my teeth, but I could not hook a fish to save my life. This was not because there were fish, my drift was off, or my fly selection was bad. I was just late, very late, on the hundreds, if not thousands, of takes. Granted the takes were subtle, even the best angler would miss a few. I, however, could not even come close. I think Adam, despite his assurances otherwise, was ready to make me walk the plank.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Fortunately, <i>amateur hour</i> is just that. After an hour of tangled lines and missed strikes, I managed to hook a nice trout with the help of Adam yelling “SET!” at the correct moment. Several minutes later, we netted a nice fat rainbow. Not surprisingly, Adam set us up in the sweet spot. Just minutes from the put-in, I was hooking trout on size 16 droppers with 6x tippet in February. Despite hooking at least 13 more fish, we only managed to land 3 more nice rainbows in the eddy. The fish were fighting hard and shaking free more times than not.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Fishing off of a boat, whether with a guide, a friend, or, in this case, the combination of both, is very different from wade fishing. There are the obvious advantages of access to areas that are impossible to access wading or from bank and the ability to cover a much greater body of water than one can on foot. However, the often overlooked and most important distinction (at least in my opinion), is the aspect of teamwork needed to successfully fish from a boat. Drift management is not the sole task of the angler; it is a balance from both the angler and the guide/oarsman. As such an excellent angler is nothing without a strong oarsman and a superb oarsman cannot insure that an angler will catch fish. Luckily, Adam is a great oarsman and despite my mediocre skills, we continued to catch fish as we circled up and down the eddy.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> After several more hours and lunch on the banks of <i>the Elms</i>, we decided to move further downstream and try our luck on streamers. Apparently, our luck was running out. We justified our dwindling success by blaming the afternoon Housatonic wind, the loss of the sun behind more clouds, the falling temperature, etc. It was OK; we had successfully hooked up on well over ten fish and landed four larger <i>‘bows</i> in February. It was at <i>Garbage Hole</i> that we saw our first angler of the day. “How’s the fishing? Not great, you? We hooked around 14 and landed 4….” He did not say <i>liars</i>, but it was clear that is what he was thinking. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> A little further downstream, Adam dropped the anchor in another deep and promising spot. At this point conversation was taking precedence over fishing. The day was waning and we were not far from <i>Cellar Hole</i>, the take-out. Lazily, I let my nymph rig swing behind the boat into the shallows. SLAM! A nice ‘bow took the emerging pink San Juan worm. The day ended several minutes later. We had managed to land one last fish, a beautiful Rainbow hen. All in, we had managed to hook 15 fish (by our best estimates) and landed 5.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Every year there is a gap period between the smolt run and the bead drop when a select few Tikchik Guides known as the PAK Rats showoff some trophy trout. Located in the heart of the Wood-Tikchik chain of lakes is the famed Agulapak River or "PAK " as we call it. This is a two-mile stretch of river that connects Lake Beverly to Lake Nerka. For a few weeks every summer the PAK turns into a very challenging tailwater. The words <i>midge</i> and <i>light tippet</i> leave anglers shaking their heads in frustration. In this "how to" article I will discuss some fly patterns and tips to help you land a fish to remember. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">I use a hand-tied ten to twelve foot fluorocarbon leader with an aggressive taper from the butt section to the tippet. There are three reasons for this leader. First, tippet has a smaller diameter then a normal tapered leader and, as a result, the attached flies will sink faster and will be in the strike zone longer during your drift. Secondly, when midge fishing you must eliminate all drag. The longer leader will allow you to keep your fly line on the reel, which results in less surface drag. Lastly, fluorocarbon is less visible and denser then monofilament, which is key on the PAK where the fish get a lot of angling pressure. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">When nymph fishing, you want the flies to tumble and bounce along the bottom freely. One common oversight I find with lots of anglers' technique is that they fish with the same indicator depth all day. Because the PAK has both deep buckets and shallow shelves, you need to constantly change the depth of your indicator matching the depth of the water. If you set your depth too long, you will miss strikes due to the slack in your system. On the other hand, if you set your indicator depth too short, you won't be in the strike zone. A good rule of thumb: you want your indicator to just slightly bounce as it drifts downstream. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">There are many different ways to rig your tandem flies, but I find that a distance of 15 inches between the split shot and the flies works best. At the end of the leader, I tie a piece of 5x tippet section with a double surgeons knot to stop the split shot from sliding down the tippet. Attach your first fly, or point fly to the end of your tippet off the bend of the first hook. Then add a second piece of tippet usually 5 or 6x pending on your fly size and attach your second fly, or dropper fly, remembering the 15 inch rule to the end. Now with the spilt shot bouncing on the stream bed, you are able to cover the first 30 inches of the water column with your flies.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">To allow these tiny flies to drift drag free you will need to use 5 or 6x tippet. Again I use fluorocarbon. On most streams this would be within the standard size range of tippet. When you are targeting 24 plus inch fish, this puts you at a huge disadvantage. Therefore, you must, firstly, set the drag loose; once you hook a fish they will bolt off with runs going into the backing. If you tighten the drag, the fish will easily snap your line. Second, DON'T EVER Palm the reel! I cannot tell you how many times I have set-up on a fish with guests only to have the fish come off due to the added resistance by palming the real. More often then not, their fingers hit the reel handle and cause a jerking stop to the reel and the fish is gone. Lastly, TRUST your guide. I see people all the time with their heads hanging low because they were too proud to pull up anchor and chase these fish down. You have to go after these fish if you want a shot at landing them. Sometimes the fight lasts more the ten minutes. But when you have the Trophy pin at dinner time, it's all worth it.</span><br />
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As a guide, I am always looking for that new or different fly pattern that will keep guests’ rods bent all day in any condition. I am pleased to announce that in 2012 Tikchik Narrows Lodge guests will have the opportunity to fish some brand new patterns contributed by my good friend James Plant of the Steel Canvas. Head guide Chip King, Capt. Brandon Beebe, and I will be working with a few of these new patterns on the different rivers, lakes, and streams throughout the summer. In addition to being my friend, James is also a signature fly tier for Rainy's. I am really excited to see what he whips up next! </div>
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James Plante is a part time fly fishing guide and instructor for the Housatonic River Outfitters, Inc. Has been with the shop for 7 seasons. He guides and instructs on several Connecticut rivers primarily on the Housatonic and Farmington Rivers. Not only is James an avid fly fisherman, he is also an avid fly tier. He spends countless hours at the vise tying flies. He loves creating his own signature patterns as well as tying up already established flies. In 2011 he became a signature fly tier for Rainy’s. He is Regal Vise endorsed and on Ross Reels Pro Staff as well. He loves to travel and fish different parts of the U.S and the world. This wonderful sport has brought him to Montana, Colorado, Alaska, Wyoming, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, the Bahamas, and all of New England. You can check out some of James travels and Flys on his too Blogs.<br />
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</span>Adam franceschinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512488637141714847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539023348492366955.post-88888805954907319462012-01-22T09:21:00.000-05:002012-01-22T09:21:30.926-05:00FLESH FLIES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZMBojLZpI_mGBQ8nfYXK4yBeWrDgNtfePM4n1mqZMk6WyqYtlmlFInAYOV_ZM1SvM8b6TqAh8uSaG0PZLt_T3TgavaMpJShy5lC86pJYafscIBrMZvCV3UQeXKRFxS6olDJ46iQ-HsY/s1600/DSC_1305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZMBojLZpI_mGBQ8nfYXK4yBeWrDgNtfePM4n1mqZMk6WyqYtlmlFInAYOV_ZM1SvM8b6TqAh8uSaG0PZLt_T3TgavaMpJShy5lC86pJYafscIBrMZvCV3UQeXKRFxS6olDJ46iQ-HsY/s320/DSC_1305.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Look close. There! You see Him? </div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Yup!</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Ok. That’s a nice fish, take your time. Look behind you to see where you can make a back cast. Ok! </div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">When you are ready, make the cast.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">This is a common conversation between Tikchik guests and me as we hike just a few of Southwestern Alaska's small streams. Each year as the salmon finish spawning—they start to die off come about September—you will find the river banks lined with dead fish. And the smell? Well I'll spare you that one. It’s not uncommon to find piles of dead salmon hung up on sweepers as well. If you are lucky you might find a big rainbow siting downstream of the flesh pile resting or eating.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Out of respect of the river, I'll refer to it as location X. Location X is a good Beaver flight from Tikchik Narrows Lodge where I am a fifth-year guide. Tikchik Narrows Lodge owns three <i>de Havilland Beavers</i> and a <i>Cessna 206</i>. At Tikchik, we refer to each plane by their tail number. Each plane has a permanent pilot, and between the four of them, there is over one hundred years of flying experience in the Bristol Bay region alone. Having some of the worst weather on record last season, I can tell you that these four pilots rank amongst the best in the world. </div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">As we taxi off the dock I run through my mental gear list one last time. Flies, check, lunches check, ammo got it right here in the front pocket. WAIT! did I pack the lunches?? yeah remember there in the back pack. Right! The pilot reaches down and pulls up the water rudders then pushes the red button with his left thumb on the steering yoke. He speaks into the head set, "697 taking off West, departing Southwest through the narrows." He lets go of the button and then firewalls the engine. The beaver lunges forward and that’s when us guides take our "guide naps." I put on my head phones and turn up my iPod. The next thing you know we are circling the stream looking for fish AND any furry friends. 697 turns and sets up for the landing on a very small tundra pond. With no room for a mistake 697 lands with perfection. We taxi over to the bank and I jump out to turn the plane around so we can tie the tail rope off to the bank, and from the cabin I can hear, “Great flight, 697!” “Yeah!?” “Pretty good!"</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Today I am fishing with two Brits, one a beginner and the other an intermediate. Both are great guys that I have fished with earlier in the week on the Agulapak River—the "PAK" as we call it, but I'll save that for the next blog. We unload the plane and I start rigging up the rods. Location X is a narrow stream that is on the more shallow side as far as rivers go. As the guys finish organizing their personal gear, I finish tying on the last fly. My guys are fishing on 7 1/2 foot 12-pound hand-tied leaders. One has a white and ginger double bunny fly and the other a mouse. The double bunny is fished both as flesh and a streamer to finish out the swing. And yes, a mouse! The <i>‘bows</i> in AK do eat mouse patterns and they work well on overcast days, besides it’s fitting for a flesh story. </div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">As we start out across the tundra, The QUESTION comes up: "So Adam, have you ever had a bear encounter before?" “Yeah, if we do run into a bear, make sure we all stay together and make no sudden movements." Because hiking across the tundra can be difficult, we pace ourselves with short breaks. As we make our way down a small ridge, an unfamiliar feeling comes over me. SPLASH, SPLASH, SPLASH! Then it registers. It’s a bear! With the rest of my crew just behind me I yell out. "HEY BEAR! HEY BIG BEAR!” Silence. "Hey guys there is a bear down there let’s take a break and wait here for a second.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6B8w3Y1DG31CkdAmkXu4G5zx4JbSNF_16gyVWFvWvckCk5Vj1_OUF4Nt-Fm4E1x2eg8cMQR0Ba5EcbLyHYAycQr-iSklNqLC9n8K9KTLGD8G7pl4Y6cNqBA4YWOvZn7NdXCJhAsCvGc/s1600/DSC_1192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6B8w3Y1DG31CkdAmkXu4G5zx4JbSNF_16gyVWFvWvckCk5Vj1_OUF4Nt-Fm4E1x2eg8cMQR0Ba5EcbLyHYAycQr-iSklNqLC9n8K9KTLGD8G7pl4Y6cNqBA4YWOvZn7NdXCJhAsCvGc/s320/DSC_1192.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">With tall grass blocking our view of the river, we keep talking LOUD! “There!" As 697 points to the top of the bluff on the far bank, we see the bear disappear out of sight.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">"Adam, Mate, that was close! Never saw a bear that close before." Laughter fills the air as we all take deep breaths and pass the water bottle around. Our relief only lasts a few seconds.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">"GET THE GUN OUT! STAY TOGETHER!" A water bottle falls to the ground as I swing my head around and reach for the gun. The bear that we thought had moved on is now running right towards us. We huddle up and prepare for the worst. “Stay together as we move back slowly…." With all the hair on my neck standing on end, the group starts to back up.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">WOOF, WOOF. "Stay calm guys keep moving back." WOOF, WOOF. Unable to see the bear through the tall grass, we start making our way to higher ground. From a safe vantage point we are able to see that there is not just ONE bear, but FOUR! We had just walked up on momma bear's fishing 101 class. The reality starts to set in. "Let’s just stay here for bit guys, sows with cubs are some of the most unpredictable bears and walking up as uninvited guests for breakfast is never a good idea." All four bears rise to their hind legs; the cubs are just tall enough to see over the grass. We watch as the sow checks on each cub and then with a quick bump of her nose she gets them all moving in the opposite direction, while looking over at us from time to time.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">With all the bears out of sight, we finally make our way down to the river. “Ok guys, move slow and fish every bit of water.” We want to stay in the middle of the river casting to the cut bank on a 45 degree downstream angle. After you cast, you want to mend up stream so that the Double Bunny can sink and tumble like real flesh. As the fly drifts past, you start to stack mend your line. It will keep the fly on the bottom and it will allow you to control the speed of your swing. Once the fly is at the end of your swing, start to work it like a streamer moving down stream after each cast. Don't worry about having slack in your line and missing strikes, these fish will not miss.</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">I make my way over to the mouse rod. “Adam, are you up for the challenge today?" I grin. After the bears this is easy. “Ok, start your cast on the same 45 degree downstream angle and mend right away. You want that mouse to swim slowly across the surface.” “I GOT ONE!” "Ok keep working that mouse, while I go net this other fish; …be back in a sec." As we unhook and release the first fish of the day a big cheer comes from across the stream. “Got one!” “Ok, great job; I am on my way.” “…Damn…." “What happened?” “It got away.” “Ok, cast and drift that again. With the mouse, you have to be patient!" After a second eat and miss, “what happened? I saw him eat it!" "After you see the fish eat say ‘god save the Queen’ and THEN set the hook.” “Ha ha, you crazy yank! You can’t be serious?” “Trust me.” As we watch the mouse swim across the river, I think to myself , “no way that ‘bow will eat a third time.” Just then, a strike. “You are bloody right. You crazy Yank!” “See I'm not that crazy.” </div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 16.0px Times New Roman; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">We finish our day with plenty of fish and fun all the while looking back upstream from time to time to make sure we are all alone. </div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 19.0px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The Ford Fishing Frontiers episode featuring Tikchik airs on January 13th at 7:30am (ET) on the Outdoor Channel. It will re-air, so you may want to search on your TV guide for all the additional times and dates. This is a DON'T MISS show! </span></div>
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Happy New Year to All! With a new year comes a new look and the relaunch of the Dead Drift Anglers Blog. Started a few years back, the blog was a forum to share my guiding experience in the Amazon Basin of Brazil. The New Dead Drift Anglers Blog is a place were Anglers can get an inside look at the professional world of Guiding with, real-time river conditions, rivers we're fishing and the fly patterns on which we are working. The blog also provides info on favorite fishing destinations, and an Angler's gear list and where to find our suggested fly fishing equipment. Recently a couple of us went up to the Salmon River in Pulaski, NY, for our first shot at the famed Great Lakes Steelhead run and it is safe to say we are definitely hooked. Stay tuned for this story and many more.</div>
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Adam franceschinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512488637141714847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539023348492366955.post-74374446375273341422011-12-28T12:14:00.000-05:002011-12-28T12:18:14.604-05:00Match the Hatch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvKsWxkDxGNVykRa1UdvdpYCsO_HiTkrhFwcenYBHYD2ZyUTZGRLkGQLfT6Zabyh3V2xDbOAEpp6db9yPESfkDJHT2kDVEZAQNqahdNZMYLv6QH5F_NV0OqikyfuFi0wNhw1B2oPcX2k/s1600/P8060256.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvKsWxkDxGNVykRa1UdvdpYCsO_HiTkrhFwcenYBHYD2ZyUTZGRLkGQLfT6Zabyh3V2xDbOAEpp6db9yPESfkDJHT2kDVEZAQNqahdNZMYLv6QH5F_NV0OqikyfuFi0wNhw1B2oPcX2k/s320/P8060256.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691229548894795298" /></a> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, serif; font-size: large; "><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, serif; font-size: large; "><i>Bristol Bay is home to the last great salmon run in the world. These anadromous species travel back to there river of birth every year like clock work . Starting in June with the Chinook or "king" salmon and ending in early September with the Sockeye salmon or '" Reds" as we call them. These fish are the life line of Bristol Bay from starting out as eggs to retuning as adults they are consumed threw out there whole life cycle. People, birds, bears and yes even fish rely on this nutrient rich food source. While trying to match the hatch in the lower forty eight with insect and attracter patterns the fish of Bristol Bay eat smolt patterns, painted beads and flesh flies. Smolt are immature salmon traveling to the salt usually one to three years old. While making this journey the smolt travel long distances and pass by lots of predators. I have had great days in June guiding the mouths of rivers with clouser's and deceivers swinging the smolt patters on heavy sink tips to hungry fish blitzing the bait balls from underneath while the birds "gulls and turns" are crashing down from the sky. If you didn't now better you would think you were chasing blues in the salt. With boats having a legit shot at one hundred fish days this can be some of the of the best fishing of the year. But when the Reds come into spawn its BEAD time. I no there are people out there that have mixed feelings about the Beads, OK wait! So that we are all on the same page hear. Every fish is a good fish, but some are just better then others, and in Alaska when we say BIG FISH we are talking about Rainbow trout that start at 24 inches and can reach the 30+ mark. Yes measured. So your are probably saying well I have caught a 20 inch Bow before whats another 4 inch. And besides you are using beads cant be that hard. Ok these are wild fish that spend the winters in lakes like the land lock steelhead, then move in to the river to gorge on protein rich meat. These hungry predators lay and wait behind the spawning Reds gobbling up there eggs. We fish these spawn beds looking for the bows. If it all comes together and you see the Big fish, make the right cast and hook it thats just the beginning. You better be ready. These Alaskan fish run and I am talking about right now. Before you blink you are into your backing and that fish is screaming down stream. Then the fish stops and you are saying to yourself ok I'm in the game. Welllllll no. The next thing you no that BIG bow that you thought was done turns and is now cranking back up stream. Leaving you with the challenge of pick up all of your line before it gets tangled, keeping it tight and stripping all at the same time. And thats when the line goes slack, its game over! With most fish going into the backing two or three times it is a huge adrenaline rush that keeps you coming back for more. When you finale land one you realize the BEADS are legit. Know as far as what beads and how to paint them thats top secret. Each guide has there own likes and dislikes try with all your might, but you most likely wont get the BEAD combo. Hey guides have to have some secrets!</i></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><i>Enjoy the pic's and stay tuned for the flesh flies. It a furry story!</i></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><i>Pro Guide </i></span></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><i>A.P. Franceschini</i></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><i>Tikchik Narrows Lodge Alaska</i></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> <span style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><i>Head Guide Housatonic River Outfitters</i></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><i>Orvis Field Tester</i></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><i>Guest Speaker</i></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><br /></p>Adam franceschinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512488637141714847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539023348492366955.post-39283743069644742192010-03-21T14:22:00.000-04:002010-03-21T14:24:31.313-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nb4BesInG0KKIvCFxdt0vDBhcMKUMI1MXk3Kz6SwtFRaeZKnLvKE0PLbmmrjTqFa8aCH6mTJszryEXFVjv6WtIQH_okjy1gRlwlOd_Sh9AiodmgWxTmbBmPVHukv5FTd-5sLwScrFY8/s1600-h/P2260158.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nb4BesInG0KKIvCFxdt0vDBhcMKUMI1MXk3Kz6SwtFRaeZKnLvKE0PLbmmrjTqFa8aCH6mTJszryEXFVjv6WtIQH_okjy1gRlwlOd_Sh9AiodmgWxTmbBmPVHukv5FTd-5sLwScrFY8/s320/P2260158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451154681319616594" /></a>Adam franceschinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512488637141714847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539023348492366955.post-83024408140481196622010-03-21T14:11:00.000-04:002010-03-21T14:13:39.333-04:00Spring 2010New blog stay tuned to get info on my Brazil trip, and up coming fishing infoAdam franceschinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00512488637141714847noreply@blogger.com0