No in person meetings this week, so we did the next best thing, a Coffee Hour Zoom call, 17 joined us this week when we discussed current stocking by DEEP, increased catch rates for those that have been on the river lately, and some upcoming changes with evening fly tying and some Saturday outings being added to our 2026 calendar.  If you have not joined our Zoom calls, try one, there are some great discussions and a lot of good-natured ribbing and laughs.    Our next in pers

16 vets and vols from “Vets Healing on the Fly” had the privilege of fishing the six ponds belonging to Limestone Trout Club located in North Canaan.  The day was on the cooler side, starting in the 40’s and reaching a high in the low 50’s with 10 to 15 mph winds.  Although there was no lack of fish, (you could see them everywhere, and big too!) the vets only managed to get one to the net, Ken got a 16” rainbow.  Since this is a team effort, we can say, our group did not get

We were tying flies again this week, but before I go too far down that path, let me introduce you to Bruce, pictured left, a new vet...

Some say we’re a little off, others say we’re obsessed, but those that fly fish know there is more to it than just catching a fish.  It...

Another successful tying session 26, yes 26 in attendance.  We just keep growing.   We tied the “CDC Caddis” and were treated to Patty’s...

Flight made it in on time late Wednesday and we were able to hold the call on Thursday.  Three of our program vols spent 3 days on the...

Well, it appears the Farmington and local waters are starting to heat up, DEEP dumped 2,000 fish 2-lb’ers into the waters as far down as...

Doc’s Pond, 30 attendees, tons of fish, some new friendships, 78 degrees, clear skies, light wind, great food, and a whole lot of healing...

This is an exciting week, 8/15/25 was our first day operating independently from the old national organization as a new program, “Vets...

Our “Vets Healing on the Fly” group met on 8/7 to tie flies for our upcoming outing to Doc’s Pond on the 23 rd  of August.  We were...

The only Reported Catch This Week   Jeff on the Upper Madison  There was no call and no tying session this past week.  In its place, we...

We Tied the Slumpbuster This is a first for me, a Blog, just one small piece of our new organization…   Vets Healing on the Fly.  Please...

Good afternoon:   Twenty-two on the Zoom call this week.  Not bad after not having a call for the last 5 weeks.  Some questions on the...

Slumpbuster The Slumpbuster is yet another piscatorial creation from John Barr. The Slumpbuster is heavily weighted at the front end to...

Don LaChance Program Lead with Bianca Espejo We extend our heartfelt thanks to Bianca Espejo for her incredible generosity and dedication...