Micro Eggs
As of 4:30 this morning the flow rates are as follows:
Millers River - 77 cfs
EB - 20 cfs
Ware - 16 cfs
Swift - 114 cfs
And there's no rain to speak of in the forecast. We need rain because it appears that the DFW will still stock the Millers but the idea of fishing over freshly stocked clonebows who
will snap at anything (circa Fall of 2016) doesn't seem too appealing). BTW, read the comments section on the previous post if you want to help the Millers stocking TODAY or just to witness it. Times and directions are in the comment by Bill/Tully.
Micro Eggs are size 16 and 18 and are close to the right size to represent brook trout eggs. Fish about 5 inches below a micro shot. Last Fall I used these to fool big landlocks in the Swift.
The brown in the net was taken about three years ago on the Swift. Notice the FAT body and what appears to be a tiny head. That's the sign of a well fed fish. You don't see eel-like big fish coming out of the Swift.
Here's another one below!!!
Stop reading and go fly fish!!!
More Flies For Sale
I'm adding more flies for sale on this blog. Many of the small ones (size 18 and smaller) are proven veterans of the Swift and the soft hackles work anywhere regardless of the size.
Ken
8 comments:
ATTENTION TO DETAIL. See it all the time with fly recipes! Guess no one proof reads anymore!
are the browns in the swift from previous stockings? do they still stock browns in that area or just the bows? or the ones in there stream-bred from long ago? thanks for the great article, time to stop reading and get after it, per your advice :-) Mike Z
Uknown,
You've got it!!!
Mike Z,
The Swift is stocked with browns and has been for years. I know of no study that gives info on the percentage of stream born browns in that river but I would venture to guess that some were born in that river.
Go catch some trout!!!!
Ken
Swift has dropped to 45 noon Friday. Should be stellar for floating dries.
Bob O,
I saw that. Must of had some heavy rain in northern VT and NH. I hope it stays at this level for brookie spawning.
Ken
Ken,
I got the chance to fish Bondsville this evening and immediately saw the flow was down. Good brookie action though with many bugs flying around. A couple of break offs, which I hate, from fish that weren't brookies taking part in the good hatch. Both break offs were just below the last leader knot so all I can think of is the tippet material I was using had gone bad. Dang, they were nice ones too.
Best, Sam
Sam,
It was a slow day upriver from you. Very few anglers at mid day. What was nice to see were all of the tiny (2 inch) brookies trying to eat my fly. I guess that spawning last Fall was successful.
Ken
Good news on the small brook trout, Ken. How in the world they survived that high flow is amazing. I have caught a few real small ones this year too, including one on Saturday. It makes me happy I use barbless hooks so they are easily unhooked and unharmed.
Sam
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