"Shorten your line, focus your casts, and slow things down. Enjoy the magic of local fishing." - Fennel Hudson
The Swift actually came down from its months long 110 cfs level down to the mid 40's which is perfect. "Perfect for what" some may ask. Perfect for brookie spawning which is more important for that river and to those who fish it than a 110 cfs flow. I like skinny flows on that river!!
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I've noticed that the EB and the Squannacook Rivers have not been added to the 2022 Fall Stocking list. Why would two premier rivers be left off the list? It's not the flow level because both rivers are well within their many decade long flow average for this time of year. It's not the temperature of the water because that is good too and will only get better. It's amazing that Jamaica Pond in the wilds of downtown Boston will get fish but the above two rivers will not.
The DFW should reexamine this faulty decision and correct it or at least explain their rationale!!
Soft Hackle orders keep coming in. Thank you!!!
Ken
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I hope you haven’t given up on the salt yet. Lots of schools of peanut bunker this morning off wingersheek beach. The birds were going bat shit crazy @ 7:30 , 1.5 hours before high tide. Caught fish until 9:00ish. Easy fishing from the shore and rocky outcroppings. Some nice 26-27 inch fish to bend the rod.
Ken,
After yesterdays downpours both rivers came up very nicely and with less evaporation and less H2O being used by plants the flows should be fine through the Fall. Let's see if they change their minds.
GW
Anonymous,10:57AM
I plan to go out this morning.
Ken
Glad you are getting out there today!
I’d be interested in hearing where you went and how you made out. This time of the year, it really seems that if you are not finding the schools of baitfish, your chances of picking off small groups or single stripers cruising the shore is low. That said, if you pick the right spot, one can get pretty consistent blitzes to Cast to from shore. I have only been seeing the shore blitzes in the morning in the first 1-3 hours after sunrise. Nothing happening at end of day and unlike earlier in the summer, I haven’t seen any small pods of stripers cruising the shallows - i.e. no chance for sight fishing to individual fish.
Paul H
Anybody fishing today is hard-core or a little crazy.Now that we had some rain why wouldn't they stock the Squannacook? They'll stock Jamaica Pond cuz it's a pond and lots of city folks like to fish it!
Went to the Swift today and saw two of the largest brook trout I have seen outside of the Cabelas's tank. Stood on a patch of moss and drifted a dozen different flies across and by them, but they probably had their minds on other things, like procreation. Other people I chatted with had a similar experience, but on a day as beautiful as today, just spending a couple of ours out there casting was a bonus.
Charles
Paul H.
Fished around Seabrook = skunked
Charles,
We are so lucky to have a river with monster brook trout and brown trout. Over the last few years the brookie spawning has been mostly a November event which is ok because the leaves and pine needles are gone by then.
Ken
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