The Hot Spot - A Proven Midge
I first tied this fly up to fool those finicky bows on the Swift over 15 years ago. First, I wanted something that was dirt simple, just some dark dubbing with an eye catching light color for contrast. I like to work this fly about 4 to 6 inches under a micro shot (or larger depending on the flow) and high sticking places like the Bubbler, the Tree Pool and the Gauge run.
Also, and I don't know why, this fly works best in size 24 and that's how I offer it. It doesn't work as well with any bright, flashy colors but just a dark and light contrast.
Available on this sight along with other great flies.
State Of The Rivers
Well, the Nissitissit River got stocked late this week so try not to stampede the place! The other rivers are running extremely low and I heard through a semi-official grape line that some rivers MAY NOT get stocked this Fall. The EB is running at 18 cfs, the Millers is at 59 cfs (they are even playing with this low flow) and the Ware is at 15 cfs. It doesn't look good except for the Swift which is chugging along at 114cfs week after week. This will be the spot this weekend. From today (9/28) through Friday 10/4 there is a forecast of approximately .85 inches of rain. That will help the EB and the Ware. The Millers?? Not so much.
Just Asking
It would be nice to know when the Swift River Rainbow Study (I think that's what they call it) will be completed and will the general public get a chance to study it??? I was also told that more electro shocking is scheduled for this Fall. Please stay away from the brookie spawning grounds or best yet postpone it until February or March to see where the bows go.
I Love Breakfast
Eggs scrambled with onions and peppers with a side of sweet Italian sausage does it for me. Don't forget the black pepper, lots of black pepper!!
It's the way to start off the day!!!
Ken
6 comments:
Hi Ken,
Can you suggest places to stay out of in order not to disturb brookies (or is there a danger some might go directly there)? Most of us (I hope) recognize redds, but there are brookies all over the Swift, and conscientious readers should want to stay away from places that are important to their reproduction.
Thanks,
Charles
Charles,
Yes, there are many ways not to disturb brookie spawning areas.
First and foremost stay away from clean gravel in areas that have shallow water. Brookies (and all spawning trout) need clean gravel in shallow water for building redds. WALK IN THE WEEDS near these areas. Brookies on the spawn avoid these weedy areas. In a few weeks these areas will be strikingly evident. Dozens of brookies will be in the clean gravel areas. Fish slowly and near the bottom (an easy task in shallow water) and fish slowly and look for those robbing bows who are there to snatch brookie eggs.
If you fish the Swift into the Winter stay away from the shallow clean areas because that's where the eggs are laid and buried. Stay away until February because the eggs will have hatched by then and the cycle will continue.
It is our chance to fish over WILD, STREAM BORN fish and we don't want to harm that condition. BTW, we have had fishing pressure for wild brook trout on the Swift for 10 years and it continues to get better. Careful angling will insure that.
Best Of Luck!!
Ken
Ken,
Two things: your advice on brook trout spawning is spot on and I've been using the Hot Spot for years. It's a good fly.
Terry
I had what I would call my "hit of the year" last night, Ken. Fishing the long trout desert riffle zone that keeps luring me back in, nothing was doing same as usual but I keep hoping to connect there again so I wade it.
I switched from a soft hackle to a small royal coachman streamer and the first cast saw the current take the fly up against a wood pile. The fly was still dry and floated on top and was met with an absolute explosion of a hit. I figured it was a big brown, but it was a very nice and plump 11" brook trout. The strength of those brookies never ceases to amaze me as it took a little line out early on. It was quite a sight to behold the way it is coloring up for spawning.
Best, Sam
A perfect Autumn day for you - a big spawning brookie on a classic New England streamer. NICE!!! That will help get you through the Winter!!
Ken
They did the fish elecro shocking today from cady lane up to the pipe,before they came fishing was good, it took awhile for the fish to start jitting again, they wanted very tiny flies,nothing i had that small
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