tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post4546514906587492172..comments2024-03-27T06:26:32.724-04:00Comments on Welcome to the Millers River Fly Fishing Forum : The Millers - It Has Survived!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-12731429049651315672010-10-08T17:42:09.890-04:002010-10-08T17:42:09.890-04:00Michael,
Someone told me that they ran into a guy...Michael,<br /><br />Someone told me that they ran into a guy who took 20 above the bridge but they said it was on Monday. It was probably you!!! Great Day!!!<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-75262879011248368632010-10-08T06:51:51.832-04:002010-10-08T06:51:51.832-04:00I had a day to remember on the upper Swift Sunday....I had a day to remember on the upper Swift Sunday. I caught close to 20 rainbows and one wild brookie. Great action.<br /><br />MichaelAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11177894867502372342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-69535110642408010192010-10-01T19:32:31.370-04:002010-10-01T19:32:31.370-04:00Hmm...When it rains it pours!!!!
As I write this ...Hmm...When it rains it pours!!!!<br /><br />As I write this the lower Millers is running at 600cfs. I may run higher tomorrow morning. It usually takes more than two days for it to come down if history is any indication. I'd like to see it come down to 300cfs and stay there for a while.Millers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-57792809321294300782010-10-01T17:44:26.926-04:002010-10-01T17:44:26.926-04:00Was at the Millers at Wendell Depot at 4:00 today....Was at the Millers at Wendell Depot at 4:00 today.....WATER.....and lots of it....actually would consider it blown out..there were 2 gentlemen fly fishing...and I went just around the corner to the Kempfield pool...didn't take long to determine that there would be no fishing today.<br />I'm hoping that in a day or 2 the river will settle down and the fishing will pick up. Your thoughts Ken?<br />TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-9535822135863917132010-09-30T16:48:36.021-04:002010-09-30T16:48:36.021-04:00The Millers is over 100 for the first time in mont...The Millers is over 100 for the first time in months. Time to dust off the fly rod and get out there for some fall fishing.<br />Couldn't agree more about the rainbows. I really hate to use my fishing license money to fund the stocking of a fish that has no chance of survival. There are years that I has simply refused to fish for that very reason!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-13985105240177673622010-09-30T16:33:19.619-04:002010-09-30T16:33:19.619-04:00The Bondsville section is pretty nice. There's...The Bondsville section is pretty nice. There's not that many trout there, but the ones that are there take dries pretty well. The stream also looks nicer that above Rt 9, with pools, rapids, rocks etc. There are billions of suckers in there though. At first i got very excited because I thought "my" pool was stacked with trout. I started to doubt it because they were all hugging the bottom, and I knew for sure they weren't trout when i caught one a woolly bugger.<br />Checked out the Millers yesterday after a 2-month absence. very little water and unfortunately nor rises from trout. Plenty of small smallmouths though. Pity they are not bigger, because they fight like crazy.bertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-91260269626312472592010-09-29T12:40:48.393-04:002010-09-29T12:40:48.393-04:00Bert,
I like your term "petting zoo"!!!...Bert,<br /><br />I like your term "petting zoo"!!!! I've heard the Y Pool referred to as the "practice green" also.<br /><br />Skip,<br /><br />Bondsville trout are smaller but as you say they fight much harder!!Millers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-18190037048748617992010-09-29T10:55:35.425-04:002010-09-29T10:55:35.425-04:00Bert and Ken,
I agree, "smart" is prob...Bert and Ken, <br /><br />I agree, "smart" is probably not the right term, but this tendancy of heavilly pressured fish, who may have been hooked and played several times to give up the ghost is something that I've noticed often. Frankly it is the reason that I usually try to avoid the "Y" pool and places like it, in favor of smaller trout and a little more seclusion.<br /><br />SkipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-36279279469012915882010-09-29T07:44:07.932-04:002010-09-29T07:44:07.932-04:00Skip,
Funny that you should mention that. I caug...Skip,<br /><br />Funny that you should mention that. I caught a good sized 'bow next to the gauge below Rt 9 a week ago. It had no fight at all. I also caught an eight inch bow that fought like hell with three foot jumps.Millers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-42598899220043057362010-09-28T22:16:38.127-04:002010-09-28T22:16:38.127-04:00Interesting notion, but I doubt it.
If the trout w...Interesting notion, but I doubt it.<br />If the trout were that "smart" one would think they would avoid that petting zoo altogether....bertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-4788074671838988742010-09-28T17:58:28.349-04:002010-09-28T17:58:28.349-04:00Hi Ken,
I'd like to hear if I'm the only ...Hi Ken, <br />I'd like to hear if I'm the only one who notices this. <br />Last Saturday morning, I was the first person on the "Y" pool on the Swift. I picked up 2 15"+ rainbows on dries before the crowd showed and I left. They were beautiful trout, but they had no fight, they really mailed it in. <br />I went down to the Bondsville section, and caught 2 more rainbows and 2 brookies, all smaller than 12", but all fought like crazy.<br />The difference in the fight of these trout was dramatic. So my question is, do the trout up in the fly only zone get caught so often that they just give up the ghost, knowing that they will be returned to the water?<br />SkipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-52157212630413290162010-09-26T20:17:26.310-04:002010-09-26T20:17:26.310-04:00Rainbows were definitely stocked last year, as I c...Rainbows were definitely stocked last year, as I caught a few under the Wendell Depot Bridge last OctoberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-15713514045895220552010-09-24T21:29:53.891-04:002010-09-24T21:29:53.891-04:00John,
I think that you were looking at the Centra...John,<br /><br />I think that you were looking at the Central District map which would include Roylston (Bears Den). The Ervng (Connecticut District) section of the Millers is also scheduled for a Fall stocking.<br /><br />Will it happen? I think not because the water is so low. Fall stocking usually means rainbows and frankly I haven't seen evidence of new rainbows in the Fall on this river for years. That's ok because the fishing for browns has been great in the Fall for decades. Tonight I caught one brown and missed another in an hour at sundown despite the low water. That's ok with me.<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-87391154018112179912010-09-24T11:47:43.588-04:002010-09-24T11:47:43.588-04:00Hey Ken,
Quick question. Mass stocking schedule ...Hey Ken,<br /><br />Quick question. Mass stocking schedule shows Fall stocking will begin next Monday and run for at least a week, maybe two. My question is while the Millers River is shown as a river that gets Fall stocking, do you know where. Looks like they are showing it occuring in Winchendon, which seems way up river from even the Bears Den. Does Erving C&R get a look in the Fall. Was out on Millers last Sunday in AM. Was mostly small mouth at both Upper Trestle and lower Kempfield. Had a nice brown on that I lost. Amazing how low the water is at Upper Trestle. Thanks.<br /><br />JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-45000692044801532522010-09-19T14:04:33.761-04:002010-09-19T14:04:33.761-04:00Anonymous,
There should be trout to be caught in ...Anonymous,<br /><br />There should be trout to be caught in the bearsden. I would use any method that would work. I like dry fly fishing but I have caught them subsurface at this time of year also.<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-17880326335324151222010-09-19T07:27:36.841-04:002010-09-19T07:27:36.841-04:00Great news on the Kempfield Section. Be there Satu...Great news on the Kempfield Section. Be there Saturday<br /><br />Sam A<br />Ipswich MASamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15367502815079426319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-27714853148666334492010-09-18T18:06:18.907-04:002010-09-18T18:06:18.907-04:00Ken,
Do you think there are browns left in the m...Ken,<br /><br /><br />Do you think there are browns left in the middle section of the bearsden?<br /><br />THere are some real nice holes there that I would think they would hold.<br /><br />Als, can fish on the millers be caught subsurface this time of year? or are they keyed in on dries mostly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-56133764940099123532010-09-17T21:42:57.440-04:002010-09-17T21:42:57.440-04:00Mike,
Rainbows generally have a LOWER thermal res...Mike,<br /><br />Rainbows generally have a LOWER thermal resistance than browns except for some isolated strains in some arid, hot climates out west. Those fish adapted to that climate. Rainbows have never shown up in the late season surveys of the Millers. It takes a high water summer to give them a chance. I also agree that they are smarter and probably dominate over 'bows for the best thermal refuge.<br /><br />Falsecast,<br /><br />There are some wild browns in the Millers but not many. Holdovers exist and you can catch them in the early Spring before the newer browns arrive.<br /><br />Almost every Millers trib has wild brookies and some wild browns.Millers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-26064277082105497622010-09-17T16:13:34.880-04:002010-09-17T16:13:34.880-04:00Ken,
Great posts as always. To what extent do you...Ken,<br />Great posts as always. To what extent do you feel the Miller's Browns are wild. My assumption is that the Browns talked about here are all stockies and perhaps holds. I also assume that some of smaller tribs have some wild trout. Do you ever catch those? <br /><br />I have only fished the Swift since early July and done very well recently (even with the yo you flows) on big hoppers. I even pulled out some of my Rocky Mnt paterns and did ok. Itching to fish somewhere else though. <br /><br />AndrewFalsecasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566819638569527221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-41097706294119445752010-09-17T15:15:46.552-04:002010-09-17T15:15:46.552-04:00Ken,
Hope to check out the Bearsden section next ...Ken,<br /><br />Hope to check out the Bearsden section next week - will let you know what I find. Based on various scientific studies, theoretically the 'Bows have a slightly higher thermal tolerance than Browns - so the question is why is it that the Browns survive and the 'Bows do not? My theory is that the Browns are somehow smarter than the Rainbows and know how to find and migrate to thermal refuges to hunker down during tough times.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-58782388805906663292010-09-17T09:28:58.829-04:002010-09-17T09:28:58.829-04:00Thanks for the report Ken. I have been wondering w...Thanks for the report Ken. I have been wondering what happened to the trout in the Millers, as I didn't fish it after late June. If the browns can handle this past summer (with many record-low flow days), they can handle anything, and that's great to know! I'll have to check it out the coming week<br /><br />Bertbertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-27601676105194859792010-09-16T15:38:59.865-04:002010-09-16T15:38:59.865-04:00Tom,
The bear situation - I've seen three wit...Tom,<br /><br />The bear situation - I've seen three within 100 yards of my home this Summer, one between 300-400 lbs. Just yell at them and they run!!<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-45416154367668507092010-09-16T15:30:48.391-04:002010-09-16T15:30:48.391-04:00Tom,
Great to see your report. We may get some r...Tom,<br /><br />Great to see your report. We may get some rain tonight which will (hopefully) improve conditions!!<br /><br />If the browns in the Kempfield Pool made it through this terrible Summer then I think that the browns in the Upper Trestle Pool did well too. One has to think that stocking rainbows in this river amounts to a death sentence for this species in "normal" years, a certainty in years like this!!<br /><br />We have another two months of dry fly fishing on this river. Let's take advantage of it!!<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-7605055992629452662010-09-16T09:30:42.592-04:002010-09-16T09:30:42.592-04:00After reading your blog I decided to give the Mill...After reading your blog I decided to give the Millers a shot last night. Parked at the power station...crossed the river...and walked up to the corner..around 5:45 I began to see a few rises...near the newly visible rock just below the downed pine...I cast my BWO right at the swirl...2 quick strips of the line later I had a nice brown on....did this 3 different times in about 40 minutes...also caught a half dozen smallmouths...so, 3 browns...6 bass...and no sign of the big bear giving neighbors problems....nice to finally be able to fish the Millers again...Tom S.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156744077155674027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-15725660076627503222010-09-14T22:07:16.742-04:002010-09-14T22:07:16.742-04:00Cliff,
I wanted to check the EB tonight but thing...Cliff,<br /><br />I wanted to check the EB tonight but things came up. Maybe tomorrow.<br /><br />The Swift is great but I'd like to see them stop the yo-yo flow regime on that river.<br /><br />Thanks for the good comments!!<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.com