Fishing Conditions

The good news is that the weather has been better.  We’ve had some rain, but most importantly the temperature has dropped back down to normal summer levels (e.g. not above 90!).  Coupled with cooler nights (in the 60′s), this means the river temps. have come back down to fishable levels.  The lower White River was [...]

This past week we had 4 very productive guided trips.  The weather got a little hot over the weekend, but early AM fishing and brook fishing paid off. Rivers are in the mid to upper 60′s in the AM, but have been warming up to 72 degrees by the afternoon.  At this temp. even smallmouth get sluggish. [...]

Happy 4th to all. Fishing has been good this weekend. White River:  Good dry fly action!  Size 16 and 18 Elk Wing Caddis (tan). Sugar River:   Golden Stonefly nymphs are still paying off.  Or you can try a Klinkhammer; fish it just under the surface and retrieve it to imitate an emerging nymph. North Country:  Seth and I fished the [...]

Before the rains hit on Weds. and Thurs. the fishing was pretty good.  Our guides report successful trips with clients on the White River (both wading and floating).  Water temp was 60 degrees on Weds. before the thunderstorms.  However, the river is high and muddy now from the storms. Fishing this weekend will be limited [...]

Good news on all fronts.  Water temps. are perfect, insects are hatching (Giant Stones, Caddis, BWO, Sulphurs) and fish are biting.  Reports from all over of fish being caught.  Try the Sugar and Mascoma in NH, or the White and its tribs on the VT side. And don’t forget the June pic contest.  Send us [...]

I took my Dartmouth fly fishing class to the Sugar River yesterday. It was fishable, but just barely. One student did manage to catch a fish. The Mascoma River is about the same, high due to all the rain. But I took two customers there this past weekend and we did manage to catch a [...]