Brookie

Brookie

Thursday, April 18, 2013

More Browns!

Stopped by the West Boylston side of River Rd on my way home from work on Tuesday. Fished upstream from the pumping station - about a mile up. Saw 2 other guys there (1 on the fly rod, 1 on the spinning). I caught 2 browns at the "parking spot" section, lost another 2 downstream from there (saw them when they leaped) and lost a fat rainbow just downstream of the "guardrail" section. Ended the night just above the dam but got skunked there. I did see Mr. Beaver and he looked nice and plump. Should have gotten more fish this week (probably today).


What's working? For me, its "prince nymphs", size 12-14, dead drifted or swung slowly and yellow stonefly nymphs. Also, the browns can't resist the newly created "nic-a-nymph."

 -NC
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5 comments:

  1. Tyler VanceApril 18, 2013 at 1:55 PM

    Hi, just found your blog. just moved to West Boylston from Logan, Utah, last Fall. My kids, wife and I love to fly fish, but I don't know anything about it here, and people who fish don't seem to fly fish. We want to try the Quinnie, but we have 4-5-6wt rods and line. Is the quinnie too small for all of us to get in? I'm just used to mountain streams out west.

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  2. NCApril 19, 2013 at 10:48 AM

    Tyler, there are a couple spots where you and 2 or 3 others could fish together. One spot is the West Boylston side of River Rd. Drive up until you get to the road closure (you will see a brick building on your right). Park and walk upstream (on the road). Walk until you come to a guard rail on the right overlooking the river. About 150 yards of good fishing right there (mainly downstream). The other good spot for 3-4 people is on the other side of river rd - the bridge at the intersection of River Rd and Harris St in Holden. Good spots both upstream and downstream of the bridge. Really nice bend downstream.

    Let me know if you plan to head out sometime soon, I'd be happy to meet you somewhere. Also, its a bit of a drive, but you may want to try your luck on the Millers River (in Orange and Erving) or the Deerfield River in Charlemont, MA. They are more like your Utah streams. Other more local options include the Ware River or Sudbury River, but both are 80% stocked fish.

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  3. Tyler VanceApril 22, 2013 at 3:41 PM

    Thanks! I will.

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  4. Tayloroutdoors76May 6, 2013 at 7:51 AM

    Nice site

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