Maramec Springs 7-19

[Bman]

My son Matt and myself got down to the park mid morning Sat. just in time for the sun to come out after the morning showers.

Fishing was good. Lots of healthy lil pigs in there too. We were flyfishing catch & release all day and had no problem catching our share of fish amidst all the bait fishermen.

Here's a few pics.

What were we catching them on? DA MIDGE!!! sizes 20 & 22

toward evening we went to soft hackles, then the griffiths gnat

good luck

[Seth]

Nice fish. The girlfriend and I are going to head down there in a few minutes to try our luck with the trout.

Were you just letting the midge swing in the current or fishing it below an indicator or what?

[Bman]

Nice fish. The girlfriend and I are going to head down there in a few minutes to try our luck with the trout.

Were you just letting the midge swing in the current or fishing it below an indicator or what?

Hey Seth, We were fishing the midge below an indicator at times or below an attractor fly like an egg or sj worm. Main thing is a drag free drift.

You want to swing the soft hackles.

Keep your eyes open for some of the biguns, my son nearly had one to net that would have been an easy 4 pounds (the one that got away)

Good Luck, give us a report.

tight lines, Bruce

[flyfshn]

Nice report and pics! Those were some nice fish!

[flyfishmaster]

Bman,

Great info and good job. That midge, is it a tan variation of a WD40?

Also, since I have not been to MSSP this year, how was the crowd on Saturday?

Later,

FFM

[Seth]

We brought back seven trout yesterday. My stringer was one of the nicest I've taken in a LONG time. It probably weighed around 8-9 pounds just guessing. My last fish was 17 3/4" and fat as a pig so it was an easy three pounder. The Lacy Hole (aka bathroom hole) is loaded with nice fish and they are easy to catch too. Trout worms and 007 bait got hammered.

[Bman]

Bman,

Great info and good job. That midge, is it a tan variation of a WD40?

Also, since I have not been to MSSP this year, how was the crowd on Saturday?

Later,

FFM

FFM,

Thanks.The midges we were using were tan or grey WD40's.

The crowd wasn't too bad, we could find our space, but had to keep moving & searching. It still is vacation season so there are those who just don't care and those who don't know any better. Some are just desperate to catch a trout. For the latter I usually try to teach them something, such as trying to watch out for those guys with those long rods whipping the line in front and back & all over. I add tippet to their usually too heavy line, put something on that will get the job done, usually under a float. And more often than not after they land that first one, you have made a life long impression.

Regards,

[jjtroutbum]

Great report complete with pictures awesome !!!!

FFM,

Thanks.The midges we were using were tan or grey WD40's.

The crowd wasn't too bad, we could find our space, but had to keep moving & searching. It still is vacation season so there are those who just don't care and those who don't know any better. Some are just desperate to catch a trout. For the latter I usually try to teach them something, such as trying to watch out for those guys with those long rods whipping the line in front and back & all over. I add tippet to their usually too heavy line, put something on that will get the job done, usually under a float. And more often than not after they land that first one, you have made a life long impression.

Regards,

And that sir is major. I say major karma plus points. Does all flyfishers a favor by getting rid of the elitist misconception by many. Good for you.

Thanks,

JJ

[Wormser]

Nice Trout. I'm stuck here in Kirkwood now lookin at these pictures just waiting to get out this weekend.

[DoveTail]

Great report, thanks for posting. The fish look really nice.