3 trips on the Vermont side this holiday weekend.
Took Tim C. to the Black River on Saturday 28th. River is still a bit high from all the rain, but water temp was 60 degrees. Had to nymph and only hits came on a Hare’s Ear or Pheasant Tail nymph. We fished them as droppers off of a Woolly Bugger to get down deep.
On Sunday and Monday I took Pam M. to the Ottauquechee and it was FANTASTIC. We caught fish all day long. Mostly Rainbows, no huge ones, and one really nice Brookie (see pic below)! Green Drakes were hatching throughout the day, as were some stoneflies and dark blue sedge caddis, so the fish were being very aggressive. Water temps were 58 in the AM and 60 degrees by mid-afternoon. We tried a few dries with no luck, but caught and released a dozen trout each day on nymphs and streamers. Hare’s ear was the best nymph, while a black, bead head woolly bugger, size 8, proved its worth once again. Also caught some Bows on a Muddler minnow and one or two on a Hornberg.
Pam's Brookie
USGS Streamflow Map
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Northern NH,ME
Water coming down and should be perfect in a day or two.Brookies were caught by all and 2 salmon by Steve and his son.
peter
BWOs and Hendricksons hatching on the White River in Royalton. Alder flies hatching on local ponds and lakes. Even a few Black Caddis are being spotted around the Upper Valley. Perfect time to get out fishing!!!
Fished the Sugar river friday June 3rd. Caught 8 Rainbows on bead head ZugBug about # 12′s. I was in a deep run about the middle of the fly fishing only section.
All recent stockers and no Brookies.