Back Lake Hex Hatch Update: 6/27
This well stocked fly box shows that preparation is key for having a good night during the hex hatch. Bring a little bit of everything, as you never know what you’ll need.
Friday Fatty
Back Lake rainbow trout – photo courtesy Mickey Cunliffe.
Upper Connecticut River Fishing Report: 6/23
Nymphs are the way to go right now on the Connecticut River’s “Trophy Stretch” – the swift runs and pockets are perfect for presenting your flies to eager trout and salmon this way, and we had a great morning yesterday.
Hex? You Betcha!
Yes, the Hexagenia Limbata hatch has begun at Back Lake, officially kicking off yesterday evening, June 21.
Product Review: Flip Focals
Yes, the continuance of my love affair with fly fishing has come to this: after a recent trip to Montana, where we were using 6x tippet and size 20 nymphs, it dawned on me that I could no longer “see” the objects that I was trying to fish with.
What’s In a Name?
That’s good friend and accomplished angler Denis Fay, on a drift down the Androscoggin River with our guide Jon Howe last week.
We have profiled Denis in past posts – he seems to relish landing the rare fish species of the north country, and that day last week was no different.