Four inches of rain fell up here just two days ago, and Old Man River was high and muddy yesterday, but we should be all set there today. All of the dam flows are the same as they were before, so that means that the Connecticut River is very accessible for fishing along it’s length in the north country.
These two great rainbows were landed and released this week by Doug and Ryan Aghoian on their annual visit to stay with us when they were on the river. They did particularly well on dries (elk hair caddis and other caddis variations helped with these two rainbows) while they were here, remarking that this may have been their best fishing in many years of visiting the area. They also had a great time bagging some big salmon on BWOs last weekend, which is always a great battle.
The Trophy Stretch is still challenging right now, in terms of numbers of fish. With the water at 150 CFS, the trout tend to congregate in deeper pools, and become quite skittish after some pressure from anglers – presentation is everything right now, and 5x or 6x tippett is really required for success. At this flow, the fish are getting long looks at our offerings, and they’ve seen a lot over the last month.
Fly fishing teaches us patience – now is the time to try to remember that virtue …
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By: bs
Tom Caron dispenses advice, wisdom, and bs in the pursuit of trout and salmon daily for Tall Timber guests.
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Dick Pinney
July 9, 2012 — 12:56 pm
Love this blog! Will be using it for the KTP fishing report as much as possible.
Thanks Cindy and Tom.
Dickstah
bs
August 8, 2012 — 12:10 pm
glad you like the blog Dick – I’ll try to update more often. Just been very busy lately and hope to get back on the water soon!
Ken Wilson
July 19, 2012 — 10:13 am
Tom must be off golfing. Lord knows he never works. No blog update for almost two weeks and the fishing has been great.