"Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded" - Yogi Berra
One has to go back to 2011 when Hurricane Irene stormed through in late August of that year to witness the high flows that have taken over New England. Even the noble Farmington is busting it's banks as this weather onslaught continues. There is one stream that remains civilized and that's our own Swift. It's a tick under 55 cfs as I write and baring a Quabbin overflow it will remain in that neighborhood. Fish it this weekend but try to move around. Fish it from the Bubbler to Bondsville!!!
Brookies??
I'm looking but I don't see as many as in years past. Cady Lane by the horse farm used to have schools of them all Summer long but this year is very different. Did they find a more suitable home or did the browns thin them out or is this just a population cycle that they are going through? We will know in three weeks.
Stocking
Well, It has started with the Squannacook and the Nissie getting their Autumn share along with some lakes and ponds which may be the safest bet this weekend. Don't even think about the Millers, the EB or the Ware.
Top Fly
The Partridge and Orange of course.
Ken
