Steve Culton
Fly Fisher, Guide, Fly Tier, Author, Instructor
Steve Culton has been writing about fishing since the first grade when he composed an essay about an outing with his father. Since then, Steve’s work has appeared in magazines – remember those? – like Field & Stream, American Angler, Fly Fish Journal, The Drake, Flyfishing & Tying Journal, Eastern Fly Fishing, Fly Rod & Reel Online, and Mid Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide. He is a member of the Regal Vise Pro-Staff, a J.Stockard Pro Tyer, and his first book, Fly Fishing Guide to the Farmington River, was recently published by Stackpole Books. Steve wears many hats: fly fishing instructor, guide, speaker, fly tyer, freelance writer, husband, father.
Listen to Steve Culton's Show...
Fly Fishing the Farmington River: Trout, Hatches & Tactics
Connecticut’s Farmington River offers outstanding year-round trout fishing—but consistently catching its trout requires understanding the river, its hatches, and how fish respond to changing conditions. Steve Culton joins us to share his hard-earned knowledge of this celebrated fishery. We’ll explore where and when to fish, seasonal strategies, important hatches, productive flies, and techniques ranging from dry flies and nymphs to wet flies and streamers. Whether it’s your first trip or your fiftieth, Steve will help you fish the Farmington more effectively.
His fly fishing interests include trout, stripers, steelhead, smallmouth bass, and small stream native brook trout. Whether he’s greased-line fishing 12” flatwings for stripers with a 5 weight rod and a 9 weight line or swinging old Yorkshire soft hackles for trout, one thing is certain: Steve likes to fish when, where, and how most other people don’t. You can see more of his work on his
website, currentseams.com, or on Instagram at stevecultonflyfishing.
