I hit a local stream on Tuesday after class. The water was low and the fish saw lots of flies. As a result, the takes were subtle. Only small flies worked. I went 3 for 6 in the two hours I was there. All freshly stocked rainbows. The same pools saw flies over and over
Author: Ashu Rao
Day Off at the Androscoggin
I took a trip to the Androscoggin yesterday. The section I fished is wild trout water and is not stocked. I started in a side channel of the river, and immediately landed two small bows and many fallfish in the first pool. The guy across from me even caught a nice bow on a wooly
Weekend Double-Header
Fished Friday evening and all day Saturday. Friday night was a quick trip to the Nissitissit. I had some time to kill before Evening Sun Fly Shop opened. The river was stocked but very low. Fish were stacked in up in the remaining deep, fast runs. I fished for an hour and went 3 of
Big River, Big Fish: the Androscoggin River
I fished the Androscoggin River on Saturday with the usual motley crew. It was a perfect fall day; the foliage was in full display, bugs were popping everywhere, and the fishing was great. It wasn’t long before I landed my first fish, a nice brown. Over the course of the next two hours, each of us