Rosie (left) and Monty pointed out some areas of Back Lake to check out for hexes and trout that were after them last night. As they usually do during the bird hunting season, they did a good job of leading us to finding fish and having a great night.
That’s a frequent question at this time of the year on Back Lake, and unfortunately for us anglers, there’s no simple answer. There are many different hexagenia patterns, and they all seem to work at some point, so knowing when to use them might be most important to anglers.
Be careful what you wish for, folks … We finally had a nice, calm, still night for pursuing our fishy friends and while you would think those conditions would be perfect for casting to rising fish, it was not as easy as you would think.
The hex hatch has started at Back Lake, and while the weather conditions weren’t what we usually look for during a typical evening on the lake, they were there, coming off in some numbers, and there were trout and bass there to greet them …
Among her many bird finding and pointing talents, Greta was also a great companion on the river when I, or in this case, Jon, would go fishing. Her mere presence let other anglers know that I was not be trifled with, and she helped me have many peaceful angling sessions.
Nice salmon that found the bottom of a fishing net today, taken on a Caddis Pupa. He was released to prowl the depths again, and many thanks to N.H. Fishing Guide Mickey Cunliffe for educating this salmo salar, and documenting it for us …