tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post8144184853768159921..comments2024-03-27T06:26:32.724-04:00Comments on Welcome to the Millers River Fly Fishing Forum : River Update and Pride In Your FliesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-22742312351202441622015-10-25T05:30:47.694-04:002015-10-25T05:30:47.694-04:00Bob T,
I believe that there is a baffle dam on Ea...Bob T,<br /><br />I believe that there is a baffle dam on East Branch of the Swift that stops any run of salmon. (Someone verify that for me). <br /><br />The DFW told me years ago that Stillwater salmon run all the way to E. Princeton. It's a success story but good stories bring out the hordes!!<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-46094567797278609532015-10-24T13:58:56.954-04:002015-10-24T13:58:56.954-04:00The Quinnie and Still really could use some additi...The Quinnie and Still really could use some additional regs....they are real gems in MA. I grew up learning trout fishing on the Quinnie...some very good fishing can be had if you are willing to hike away from the aqueduct and bridges. I got a large lake trout in the Stillwater about 15 years ago...was fishing for a stray salmon that may have been hanging out very late in the year and hooked the laker alongside a downed tree. Not sure why it was up as far as it was where I caught it but it was a thrill. The thought of the kind of pressure I am sure those fish see nowadays bothers me. Its such a small river its shocking that any make it past the bait boys to spawn. Does anyone know if the east branch of the swift has a run of landlocks? I thought that it did at one point.BobThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830832676485295855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-61082925741017359172015-10-23T18:48:36.332-04:002015-10-23T18:48:36.332-04:00They've said they were going to take the Q dam...They've said they were going to take the Q dam down but no one appears to know what the deal with that is. Planning on fishing the Stillwater in the rain Sunday. <br /><br />LennyLennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08103319077043860277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-52294499125845052012015-10-23T16:56:49.336-04:002015-10-23T16:56:49.336-04:00Ben,
I lived 15 minutes away from the Stillwater ...Ben,<br /><br />I lived 15 minutes away from the Stillwater 30 years ago when it became a landlock destination. Lots of salmon and lots of hardware!! The Quinnie, by the aqueduct, had tons of big fish, salmon and lakers and if they get rid of the dam it will be awesome.<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-54093498997879588102015-10-23T11:36:50.240-04:002015-10-23T11:36:50.240-04:00Hi ken, I read your blog frequently and enjoy it. ...Hi ken, I read your blog frequently and enjoy it. There are several rivers in central MA that may be worth checking out once we get rain. One is the stillwater. The salmon are stacked in the basin and waiting for rain to run up. Once we get the rain it is a freak show though, you would think we were in Alaska. Also the quinnie is fishing well for brookies some wild and native and also browns. The area below the dam on the quinnie is holding huuuuuggggeee trout and salmon. Saw a brown over 7# and a rainbow closer to 30" than anything. Again the trouble with this area is it gets hammered by bait guys. Your area is ten times better for fishing, but this time of year wachusett and its rivers can be epic. I moved out here from Colorado (mistakenly) but this time of year here is as good as it gets anywhere just gotta hit it right.<br /><br />BenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07695245142704924858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-88431910028925787712015-10-23T05:05:56.168-04:002015-10-23T05:05:56.168-04:00Harvard,
Rezendes, in the mid Bears Den, appears ...Harvard,<br /><br />Rezendes, in the mid Bears Den, appears to be fishing better than the area above the CR.<br /><br />Wendell/Kempfield is the place to go!!!!!<br /><br />Ken<br /><br />P. Adams,<br /><br />We need rain for sure!Millers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-79978734871242137042015-10-22T20:44:30.848-04:002015-10-22T20:44:30.848-04:00Ken,
Today from 9am-1pm I fished above the Bears ...Ken,<br /><br />Today from 9am-1pm I fished above the Bears Den C&R from the end of Blossom St. to in sight of the RR trestle. Nymphing downstream and black buggering on the way back up and was only able to interest a half dozen fall fish (palm sized) (they pounded my pink indicator putty too). Some lovely riffles, runs and small pools all along the way. Black flashback hare's ear and a bead head squirrel tail nymph shared the interest of the fall fish. Have the browns retreated downstream to slower water or overwhelmed with all the floating leaves? When you said the lower Millers is fishing well did you mean the lower C&R section - Wendell/Kempfield?<br />The Eye on Harvardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271261815351990320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-38338061350865947722015-10-22T20:08:26.114-04:002015-10-22T20:08:26.114-04:00We sure do need rain. After work I visited a litt...We sure do need rain. After work I visited a little tributary tonight, and I mean little like 2 feet wide, that feeds a larger stream that I fish near home. I don't fish this little spring brook being the brookies use it to spawn and I leave them be, and they were in there tonight same as every year but boy was the water ever low and leaf choked. Last year at this time there were droves of brookies swimming up this tiny brook, but as of now they are cut off from getting upstream. Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858232423819687001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-38711626062387101232015-10-22T18:18:14.488-04:002015-10-22T18:18:14.488-04:00Joe,
Tried to post those great brook trout photos...Joe,<br /><br />Tried to post those great brook trout photos but.....<br /><br />It's that time of year.<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-56991040855766532532015-10-22T18:16:07.732-04:002015-10-22T18:16:07.732-04:00The Swift is up but still fishing well. The brook...The Swift is up but still fishing well. The brookies are gorgeous in their fall colors. Took some shots of them but don’t think I can insert them on your web page reply section. And yes, they are full body shots. Joe C.<br />Millers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.com