tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post6736439670096009097..comments2024-03-27T06:26:32.724-04:00Comments on Welcome to the Millers River Fly Fishing Forum : The RAIN, The Millers, The EB, Some Scuds And September So FarUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-86722251201975093792016-09-23T22:09:21.760-04:002016-09-23T22:09:21.760-04:00Hello Ken and everybody, been some time since I ha...Hello Ken and everybody, been some time since I have commented, but I want to stress that before the dfw stocks for the fall is the best chance to catch large trout that remain from spring and previous fall stockings...summer holdover trout that become wise and tricky to catch. Also hook and cook guys arent around so it truly is the BEST time to fish trout. <br /><br /><br />Paul FayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-74763967299600601772016-09-23T09:51:47.775-04:002016-09-23T09:51:47.775-04:00It sure is a blast to do Ken! It feels like an un...It sure is a blast to do Ken! It feels like an undervalued resource to fly fishers around here. It's super fun. They are willing to take a variety of presentations and put up a good fight. Especially when you manage to get into one of the rare 3~ # + ones :)<br />WillHibernationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06209232417170426487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-13906508007950184322016-09-22T20:06:00.887-04:002016-09-22T20:06:00.887-04:00Tough last few outings on the Swift for me, Ken. ...Tough last few outings on the Swift for me, Ken. It's like I forgot how to catch trout all of a sudden. I was using dry flies again tonight, but got little interest. I will try a scud next time out.<br /><br />Early on I had on a heavy hackled parachute dry with a dropper nymph underneath. The dace kept going after the parachute and I pulled back on one of the dace hits and the whole shooting match ended up in a tree behind me in a miserable series of knots and tangles. I went back to one fly after that and caught a small brook trout. It gets late early now so I headed for home around 7.<br /><br />Regards, SamSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858232423819687001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-63957143680737603372016-09-22T09:16:04.590-04:002016-09-22T09:16:04.590-04:00Rod W.
I'm aware that scuds are not insects. ...Rod W.<br /><br />I'm aware that scuds are not insects. That's why I capitalized the word INSECTS to separate them.<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-16503724293916448962016-09-22T08:53:21.113-04:002016-09-22T08:53:21.113-04:00Ken,
Just an FYI re scuds. They aren't insect...Ken,<br /><br />Just an FYI re scuds. They aren't insects, they are crustaceans--basically a freshwater shrimp. There is never a flying stage of their life cycle.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />Rod W.<br /> RI Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729742237585646676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-62090615818609061272016-09-22T04:50:38.840-04:002016-09-22T04:50:38.840-04:00Jeff,
I use sandwich bags for the shell too. I...Jeff,<br /><br />I use sandwich bags for the shell too. I'll give the resin a try.<br /><br />Reggie,<br /><br />Thank you and yes, we need more rain.<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-48244027989662177742016-09-22T04:43:26.149-04:002016-09-22T04:43:26.149-04:00Hi Ken,
Your guide is excellent. The specificity...Hi Ken, <br /><br />Your guide is excellent. The specificity of your descriptions is what sets it apart from other guides for me.<br />I often have felt uncertain if I am in the right spot. This won’t be the case with your guide.<br /><br />I hope the river recovers soon. The recent rain helped a little, I’m sure. But another dry spell now.<br /><br />Thanks again.<br /><br />Reggie.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-26255140240486306922016-09-21T10:38:10.122-04:002016-09-21T10:38:10.122-04:00I love this pattern. The only difference in the on...I love this pattern. The only difference in the one I tie is I leave the tag end of the thread sticking off the butt of the fly a little bit. It may simulate antennae, may not. I use cut up sandwich bags for the scud back, then use a little UV resin over the top of that to give it a shell and to make the pattern a little hardier. Again, I love this blog!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159543515546853466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-90582628466742492042016-09-20T20:48:20.198-04:002016-09-20T20:48:20.198-04:00Will,
Good to hear from you again. I NEED to get ...Will,<br /><br />Good to hear from you again. I NEED to get up there and will after a Swift guiding session this week. I KNOW that some browns survived, they always do. I saw a rainbow in the little Mill River in Northampton two weeks ago and if he made it the Millers browns did too. Smallies - there are plenty in that river around 2lb and they are a blast to catch. Hopefully I'll see you there.<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-4380136971544151542016-09-20T20:13:59.485-04:002016-09-20T20:13:59.485-04:00Ken,
I fished the millers - for smallies... and sh...Ken,<br />I fished the millers - for smallies... and should one of the carp that some times poke around below the orange waste water plant show up, I'd have happily targeted them. Any way, I was surprised. The water temp was cool. I could be wrong - my thermometer is in my trout bag... But it had to be in the 60's. I caught a number of smallies, including a couple near 2#.. Spent a solid hour trying to get one that had to be 3# above the tracks. It was the same challenge as sight casting to a sipping giant brown :)... The bass won.<br /><br />Fun fishing though - just a lot cooler water than anticipated. Must have been the rain from the prior night.<br /><br />WillHibernationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06209232417170426487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-51116748469844180862016-09-20T15:55:16.849-04:002016-09-20T15:55:16.849-04:00GW,
I do too!
Mark,
Great question! I think it...GW,<br /><br />I do too!<br /><br />Mark,<br /><br />Great question! I think it's because I follow the life cycle of aquatic INSECTS which go from a nymph stage to the adult one species after another. When I see many sulphur nymphs in a trout's mouth I know the adults will be flying soon.<br /><br />Not so with scuds. They reproduce a few times of the year but you will never see one fly away so they are never on my mind until the "Dark" season arrives. They will save the day!!<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-28940317198863132312016-09-20T14:38:51.484-04:002016-09-20T14:38:51.484-04:00Ken- can you say a bit about why you view scuds as...Ken- can you say a bit about why you view scuds as fall and winter flies? I don't know when is the best season/color/size to use them, so an education would be great!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224141054241967886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-47920419872401526982016-09-20T12:13:05.045-04:002016-09-20T12:13:05.045-04:00Ken,
I hope you're right about the Fall stock...Ken,<br /><br />I hope you're right about the Fall stocking. I miss the Millers.<br /><br />GWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com