Freshwater: Updated 9/09/10
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| Swift River |
{112 cfs} The Summer of 2010 will be remembered as the year that the Swift couldn't make up its mind. High one week, low the next. The good thing is...trout are being caught regardless of water level. Grab some terrestrials (ants, beetles, hoppers) and some small midge patterns and you should be good to go. As an added bonus...the brook trout are eager to hit a dry fly if you know where to look for them. |
| Farmington River |
{100 cfs} The Farmington is not immune to the unusually dry conditions felt across the Northeast this summer. It is resilient though. Can fish be caught in such low water conditions? Sure. Is it ideal? I guess that is in the eye of the beholder. We'll be looking for levels in the 300 range ourselves. If you do take the trek down there, Tricos (#24-#26), Winter/Summer Caddis (#16) are doing the brunt of the damage here lately and seem to be the most consistent patterns. That being said, big terrestrials are accounting for lots of fish outside the TMA (try ants and beetles in the #12 range for some exciting topwater action). |
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{8 cfs} Let's give this one a break for a while. Fall fishing on the Squannacook will, undoubtedly return...until then, why not throw some bass poppers on some of the local ponds? |
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| {52 cfs} The beauty of the Millers is that 1 inch of rain can translate into an increase of 500 cfs or more in certain sections overnight. The sheer number of feeder streams and brooks flowing into this river can transform it in the blink of an eye. Which is good because it certainly could use a transformation right about now. |
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{22 cfs} The Assabet is like a heavyweight prize fighter...it keeps getting knocked down, but gets right back up again. It's time for a standing 8 count though. Autumn is right around the corner and with a little help from Mother Nature...the Assabet should be fishing great again come the middle of September (provided we get some much needed rain!). |