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Fishing Report: So far the month of May has continued the weather pattern of the last few months – colder than normal with occasional snow. We are expecting snow on Saturday over much of Maine – on May 9th!!! Lakes in the Rangeley Region are still frozen.
I have been exploring new streams lately. It is like a game, recognize what looks like good holding water and see if you are right. I was fishing a stream that I discussed in my book, Flyfisher’s Guide to New England, but fishing several sections that I was unfamiliar with. I hadn’t raised but one fish in more than an hour, when I noticed this section (see photo below) where all of stream’s current was funneled together and then passed under a fallen tree. Nearby was deep, still water. If this wasn’t a prime brookie or brown spot, I don’t know what is.
a perfect trout holding spot – concentrated current, cover, and nearby deep water.
Lo and behold, my wife and I caught a half dozen from this spot. I get a kick sometimes from catching trout in unexpected places. This part of the stream was so near Route 302, that if I had lengthened and changed the direction of my cast I might have almost reached the shoulder.
One brook trout of several I caught from under the fallen tree
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While I consider exploring remote wilderness rivers, the ultimate fly-fishing experience, I get a kick out of catching fish out of streams that flow through quaint New England towns, under covered bridges, and besides old mills or farms. It is like a fly fishers Sturbridge Village. Here are a few photos from the same trip
A beautiful run near an old barn.
And a willing brook trout in that run took a soft-hackle streamer with brook trout colors
Not too far upstream, an interesting covered bridge for a hiking trail
People ask me all the time for more information about the CoSoHammer (Conehead Soft-hackle) streamer because I talk about it so often and write about it in my books. This pattern is a derivation of a Jack Gartside tie. I just made a video showing how this fly moves under water. It is on YouTube but I will imbed it here.
https://youtu.be/xXSBSkm1A_8