The Yantic
The Yantic River, from just above the Barstow Rd. access point to an area about a half mile downstream is Flyfishing only, stocked heavily and offers good fishing. Then from Gilman (across from mill) to just above Colonial Sports is fast moving and challenging. From Colonial to the next bridge is Flyfishing only and is quite good. A little further downstream it runs thru a residential area, flows into a pond and emerges around the Stockhouse Rd area. From here to the beginning of some large fields is good early season angling. Once you are past this area the river flows into the Norwich area, You must pick your spots to fish here. Some of the area here is slow deeper water, with a muddy bottom.
Drys---I have found that Misquitos, Knats and Adams work well here.
Also a good choice is the ever present Caddis fly. Here though it seems the smaller the better.
Nymphs---Little Black Stoneflies, Beadhead Hares Ears, Beadhead Isonychia, Zug Bug, and others.
Streamers---
>Small size Woolybuggers, Downwing Hornbergs, and different colored Ghost patterns .
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