Fly Fishing NH's Connecticut Lakes Region

Month: October 2010

It’s over. Up here anyway…

And OMR’s already talking about fishing the section of the Andro that is still open to fishing. I don’t know about that. When it gets really cold, I can think of other things to do.

Today was the first time in many years I did not fish on the last day of the season. It was cold, windy, which I know never stopped me in the past but I just couldn’t do it today. Age I guess.

We had a couple of old guests up here for the close of the season, and being regulars on the Connecticut River, they did very well.

Visiting with Billy and Bob this week was better than great. Reminiscing.  Talking about old friends still here, and some gone, talking flies, reliving those great nights on Back Lake or those incredible days on the Trophy. Those were the days. OMG, I sound like Edith Bunker! I think Billy and Bob had another one of those days this week. Another one to remember.

That’s All Folks!!

Believe it or not, fishing season is over. Very sad for all of us. I did get to wet a line on the Connecticut River for one last time in 2010.

With the nor’easter blasting us all last night and most of today, let’s just say that it wasn’t a great day to be out there, at least that’s what I thought at first. That changed pretty quickly when I hooked a Trophy Stretch rainbow on a soft hackle streamer (gray), and then watched in amazement as a large, brightly colored trout chased, and missed, my streamer. I think it was one of those brood stock brookies that looked so brilliant in his fall colors. Anyway, I proceeded to land two acrobatic and very healthy landlocked salmon on the same streamer (picture below), and then a final native brook trout to close out my season.

Maybe I’ll be able to fish in Vermont once in these next two weeks, if I’m not busy chasing gray ghosts of the feathered kind (grouse), but at least I had a few hours today. The last day of the season is always sad for many of us, but look at it this way, opening day for the Connecticut River is a mere 76 days away.

What will you be doing on January 1st? I know what I’ll be doing …

Only a couple of days left…

 It’s been a little tough fishing for some people but most seem to be getting a few fish on a variety of flies. There doesn’t seem to be one fly that is THE fly. Here are a few photos of recent catches on the Andro and the Connecticut River.

Jumping Salmon…

Ginette White captured this great shot of a salmon jumping the falls on the Catch & Release section of the Connecticut River.

Very cool!

As Garrett Morris of SNL would say…

” The Andro was bery, bery good to me”.  No, that’s what OMR said about drifting the Andro the last few weeks. The water flows were good, and the trout were cooperative.

 Starting Wednesday, our weather forecast is looking great for salmon fishing. Cloudy, and maybe a little rain. Perfect!

Got Water?

Wow, did it rain!  Back Lake came up 5+ inches, and the local streams look like angry rivers. It will take a little while for things to calm down around here. I’m thinking this extra charge of water will draw more spawning fish up river, which is a good thing. Even in the heavy rain this morning, OMR’s guide clients did well on Soft Hackle Streamers, landing a few beautiful brookies and a rainbow.  

The flow out of Murphy Dam has been cut down to 201 CFS. It could be a good time to tussle with one of those big boys. They’re there.  Yes, this could be yours!

Back Lake has been pretty good trolling streamers, and there are lots of rising fish on those calm mornings.

I can’t believe there is only two weeks left of fishing season.