Connecticut was brand new to Barb and I. It did not disappoint. We fished two rivers, the Farmington and the Housatonic and caught some beautiful fish. We also sampled some great food and stumbled upon a great music venue, Infinity Hall in Norfolk CT. More importantly, we were lucky enough to attend a concert there that featured local CT artists Kerri Powers, Black River Union and Atlas Gray. They guys from Atlas Gray were gracious enough to let us use their music as the narration of our time in CT. I hope you enjoy the video and especially the music by this amazing group of musicians. We loved all of the Connecticut Color.
We spent an incredible day on the Housatonic River with Bert Ouellette of Housatonic River Outfitters in Cornwall Bridge, CT. We’ve been blessed with great guides on our adventure and Bert was no exception. He put us on some amazing fish (see pics embedded in video), knew the river incredibly well pointing out all the named holes, gave us some good spots to go back and wade fish and kept us high and dry in his “Fear No Rocks” Clakacraft drift boat. He knew the history of the area and was able to point out various artifacts along the way including a gorgeous covered bridge. We had an outstanding lunch on the river that kept us going all day and it was a full day of fishing…. and catching!
This is a gorgeous river that reminded us of many of the western streams we’d fished before. Rather than me trying to describe the river and how its fished, take a listen to Bert’s interview. We learned so much from him as I know you will. Enjoy!