While our most anticipated guest (Mr. Hex) on the lake has not yet made an appearance, we are currently in the midst of two major insect hatches on Back Lake: Black Caddis and Brown Drakes. The picture of the brown drake above was taken this morning on our boat house.
We’ve had some unsettled weather here in northern New Hampshire this week, with reports of a tornado having touched down in the area of Back Lake on Monday afternoon – thankfully, no damage for us on our property, but there were quite a few trees taken down not too far away.
What does this have to do with fishing?
As these winter days drag on, it’s likely that you’re daydreaming about learning the art of fly fishing, or you might even be contemplating a dramatic change to how you already pursue trout and salmon. Yes, it’s a serious itch at this time of year and we fly fisher people need to scratch it at some point soon.
A frosty stroll along the lower section of the Connecticut River’s “Trophy Stretch” in Pittsburg brought me to the scene of several memorable fish caught and released over the years, as well as several that were regrettably lost. That’s “Skaters Pool” above.
A very beautiful brook trout from yesterday’s excursion – the colors were pretty nice and look at those fins! He fought well and was released – another victim of the switch rod, once again proving it’s value in being able to fish seemingly unaccessible water.
Another class of fly fishing students graduated in to the world this weekend, thanks to the efforts of Angus, Alan and Dave. Everyone had a good time, studied hard, and some of them even landed a few trout, which, as we all know, is better on a fly rod!