It’s the last day of June and the hexagenia hatch on Back Lake is really just beginning. It’s 7 – 10 days later than normal this year due to our cold spring. The hatch was getting better on Friday night, but then we had a string of heavy thunderstorms move through the area late yesterday, causing most to abandon their evening plans.
There was a smattering of hexagenia limbata (HEX!) coming off of Back Lake last night. That was the scuttlebutt from a few of our guests, and it was confirmed for me this morning when I found one lonely specimen on the door of our boat house.
The fishing on the Connecticut River’s “Trophy Stretch” has been good for some (especially if you’re one of N.H. Guide Mickey Cunliffe’s clients), but difficult for others lately it seems. The river flow remains steady at 145 – 150 CFS in this section, as does the procession of anglers trying their luck.
It looks like northern New Hampshire has been spared the really heavy rainfall that some other areas in New England received yesterday and last night. We did get a bit over an inch of rain yesterday, but that’s not as bad as what was predicted. There’s a chance of showers today, but the wet weather has passed for the most part.
Our strange weather continues this spring / early summer. Periods of sunshine, followed by clouds and good amounts of rain have been the norm up here lately, so it’s been a good idea to have the sunblock and rain gear handy, just in case …
That’s certainly the case right now in northern New Hampshire’s Connecticut Lakes Region. The fish may be there, and fishing season has technically started, but just because the calendar says that the trout and salmon should be biting, that is not always the case. Lots of casting with little reward, but then, that next cast might just be the one that pays off …