The Ausable is up from yesterdays rain and is a bit off color. The fishing will be tough for a few days. The pond fishing is a good option and the brook trout are colored up for the fall. Waterfowl and other small game seasons open tomorrow, we hope everyone has fun and stays safe. We'll be out there trying to do what we can to ruin the season for those to the south of us.
The West Branch is at a very nice level, water temps in the mid fifties and warming slightly by late day. Isonychias, stone flies, olives and fall caddis make up the menu. Great start to this week with a beauty of day today, perhaps some showers later in the week. Great news about landlocks out of Lake Champlain strong fish count on the first and only day the ladder was open, 15 fish through last Thursday, that bodes well for a good run this fall.
The water levels on the west branch have come down to very nice fishing levels and the water temps are in the low sixties adding up to some very good conditions to start the week. Isonychia nymphs still a good choice but fish are chasing streamers and eating caddis, hoppers and even stimulators on top, particularly in the afternoon.
Pond and lake temps have dropped and the action there is quite good also. September seems to be heating up with lots of time left to enjoy some of the best conditions of the year!
Fishing along the West Branch is returning to Fish were taking stone fly nymphs, hoppers and flying ants the last two days and a white zonker seemed a good choice yesterday. Water temps were in the low sixties in the morning, and the morning action has been pretty good.
The fishing has returned but the effects of the storm changed the river and its surroundings. Things may have changed in your favorite spot may be different than you remember it.
The change of seasons is becoming more apparent. Darkness comes so much earlier, there is more color on the hillsides and the apple trees are loaded with more apples than I can ever remember. September is one of the nicest months of the year here and I look forward it and to what it brings.
Quite the storm yesterday. Took the river from a gentle flow of 240 cfs all the way up to 38000 cfs and left a good bit of damage by flood in its path. Route 86 to wilmington closed due to wash out at construction by Owens Brook, route 73 to Keene Valley closed as the East Branch and Johns Brook jumped their banks. Things are starting to settle down but this week will be all about ponds and lakes and we'll get back to the rivers maybe by the weekend.
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Fishing conditions remain pretty solid due to a little rain yesterday. Water levels are nice and water temps are starting out in the low sixties. The trico spinner has been the main attraction in the am. Isonychia and stoneflies remain on the menu and the ubiquitous blue wing olive has made its presence known when the cloud cover is plentiful.
Bass and pike also pretty active though time of day has become more important with evenings and early mornings being best.
Lake trout fishing on Placid is still a strong option and get this, Zac landed a twenty plus pound fish on Friday. I guess he didn't but his very happy clients did!
