The EB is perfect!! The fish are there and the flows are very fishable. I spent about two hours there this evening and took 4 bows on a size 8 orange and partridge. That's right - a size 8. I've been waiting since January to throw that large fly into the riffles and runs of that river because that's where it works best. In fact, I spent the two hours just working one 30 yard stretch because it was just too beautiful to leave. The Bliss Pool and Slant Rock will be there for another time.
My favorite river?? Maybe.
I have some open guiding dates: Sat. May 24, Sat. June 7, Mon, June 9, Sat, June 14. These are for day long trips on the Millers, EB and the Swift and every time I do this I book up quickly. First come, first served. Just EMAIL me to grab a spot.
Look for the Millers to get down to the 600 cfs range by this weekend if it doesn't rain. I like flows below 500 at this time of year but.....
Ken
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Ken was the road down to the Bliss Pool on the EB in good enough condition for a sedan like a Toyota Corolla. Going to hit it up tomorrow and need to decide between taking my truck or car. I drove it last year in the car with no problem but didn't know if winter changed things.
Tom,
The road is pretty much as it was last year just a little worse. It will be that way each year. The next generation of fly fishers may not have a road but we will let them deal with it. Just drive slowly over the first quarter mile and you will be ok.
Ken
Made it to the EB of the Westfield yesterday, fished it during bankers hours from the gorge all the way past the Bliss pool. The fishing was fantastic I caught over a dozen mix of rainbows and browns, some of the browns were just beefy 16" monsters. Flows are perfect. I did see a few Hendricksons emerging and quite a bit of caddis (not sure what kind) but nothing rising; its still early for the hendricksons. Nymphing was the ticket.
If the Miller's is at 158 on right bank 500 ft downstream from King Street bridge in South Royalston.
Does this make the C&R area downstream, fishable?
What do you think?? Duh!!!!!!
Ken
I don't think the USGS readings were right last week and have been since corrected. She's flowing at 219 as of this morning and 1 week ago she went from the mid 500s to mid 400s. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think on average that the gage in Erving will be approx 2 1/2 times the flow of Royalston. Again, I think on "average", after any rain storm surges have ended.
Looks like we'll be seeing some rain storm surges this weekend.
Al
Al,
The Erving gauge is always higher than the S. Roylston gauge. More flow seeps in as you go downstream, there are more tributaries flowing in below Royalston and you will always have the Tully River flow in Athol to add to the mix. There's the change.
I don't mind the high Spring flows if they mean(sometimes)that we will have good flows through the Summer on the Millers. If we have daily flows above 200cfs through July and August things will be fine.
Ken
Ken,
Thanks for the post on the EB. I thought of going earlier in the week as I had two days off.
Instead I went to the Housy and it was great! Lots of nicely colored browns including two tiny wild fish which I always like to see. The Hendricksons are just beginning as well as the Green Caddis.
I got all of my fish, including a couple of big holdovers (beautifully colored) on large Hare's ears and Hendrickson nymphs. I agree with you that I love chucking big flies to non tippet shy fish. Beats the Swift. I'll try to get to the EB next week if the rain this weekend doesn't interfere.
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