What We Do
CT Fish Guides offers the opportunity to both novice and longtime anglers to strengthen their fly fishing skills. We pride ourselves on angler’s accomplishments of their own, by giving you the tools and information to land and identify high-quality fish. CT Fish Guides offers lessons on nymphing, dry fly, wet fly, streamer and night fishing. There’s a time and techniquefor everything and to ignore one method or another is only a way to limit yourself. Our philosophy is simple; there is never any one way to do anything and a successful angler should never stop learning. Open mindedness and thinking outside the box can help develop new and deadly skills. Learn what techniques are best suited for certain applications and make them work for you. Let us bring you to the next level.
Testimonials
I can say without a doubt that Derrick Kirkpatrick is one of the most technical and passionate guides on the planet. Not only does he have the ability to find and put you on big fish, he understands fooling fish on an incredibly deep and intricate level. From Streamers, European style nymphing and technical dry fly presentations to entomology, stream ecology and trout behavior Derrick is an enthusiastic and gifted teacher. I highly recommend a day on the water with Derrick. I guarantee you will be a better angler the day after than you were the day before.
Paul Schneider
Farmington River Trips
The Farmington is CT's premier trout fishery. It is a tailwater which means it's flows are highly suitable to target trout year round. There is a substantial wild brown trout population and survivor strain brown trout. The Farmington is the ideal river to learn new techniques as the trout are highly educated and all water types are present that require you to be a well rounded fly angler. Let us elevate your fly fishing addiction!