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Niveker reacted to a post in a topic: Another rod in the collection
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I never go that small, #18, maybe a #20 if I'm ambitious, usually 12-16's, unless its a streamer/wet fly or the occasional larger nymph, but I fish mostly below the big dam, occasionally between Cady Ln & Rt 9, haven't fished in the 'theme park' above that for probably 20 years. I like the variety of water and what they're eating in the lower stretches, and avoiding the crowds. Never had a problem catching fish all year long in spite of the claim that the bucket brigade cleans that area out, I just don't fish the same spots they do, there are fish all over that river. At the pipe, on the rare occasion that it's empty, small darker midge emergers work for me, in other areas: orange, yellow, peacock soft hackles, stonefly nymphs with yellow/brown or peacock hurl bodies, there's actually a good population of yellow stones on that river, but seldom do they hatch in huge numbers, mostly I see their empty husks and the adults along the banks, small slim dark nymphs do well in some areas for me, think Stewart's spider type ties, for the pretty constant hatch of the summer/winter caddis in some sections, snowshoe foot emergers in PMD colors, smallish yellow or light tan comparaduns and elk/deer hair caddis for the Pale Morning/Evening hatches when the waxwings are all over the place snatching snacks in mid-air, same for Betters' Usual, bigger iso nymphs as the summer progresses, larger nymphs based on Rosborough's Casual Dress or Gartside's Sparrow, could even call them mini-buggers, hoppers and buggers in olive or black as said above, never had much luck with ants, I guess I don't know how to fish them as lots of people swear by them. Royal Coachman, dry or streamer/wet, is a favorite of mine and the brookies, Grizzly King is also a good streamer there. I'm more of a traditional type fly guy, I carry way too many flies.
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Couple of Kreelex style minnows
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Niveker replied to R.R. Bridge Fisher's topic in Massachusetts Fishing
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Thanks, tied a few up last night with FTD flash, will try to get out to Cote's later today, hopefully they'll have the real deal.
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Have you ever tried using bunches of flash instead of Bill's BB? FTD has some pretty nice flash blends I think would make a good Goldie style fly.
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Niveker replied to R.R. Bridge Fisher's topic in Massachusetts Fishing
Yeah, last time it happened was about 5 year ago, Swift was running at @ 1500cfs. I caught salmon in the lower Swift for the next 2 years until they slowly disappeared. Flow is at 700cfs currently. -
Thanks @Sandflee
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Nice, what's the hook?
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Wrong thread.
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Niveker replied to R.R. Bridge Fisher's topic in Massachusetts Fishing
Dang, thats pretty. -
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Niveker replied to R.R. Bridge Fisher's topic in Massachusetts Fishing
I heard they were donated to the town's historical society. Don't know how accurate that is. -
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Niveker replied to R.R. Bridge Fisher's topic in Massachusetts Fishing
Yeah, disappointing to say the least. -
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Niveker replied to R.R. Bridge Fisher's topic in Massachusetts Fishing
The gates had been removed when I was there this past Fall -
Nice. Reminds me of a huge brookie I lost on that pattern a few years ago, I had the body materials reversed