This has been one of the rainiest June’s on record for the east coast. In the Adirondacks, it seemed like every other day the rivers would be blown out. Even with mother nature not cooperating, there was still some great fishing to be had. With the constant and rapidly changing conditions this month, every type of fly fishing (streamers, nymphs, wets, and dries) had their place. Along with my normal Schroon River fishing, I was able to get up to the West Branch of the Ausable River, again. One of my favorite days was the last time I was on the Schroon. I fished a size 10 Stimulator between the pockets on hot mid-afternoon. The trout were super aggressive and continuously slammed my dry fly throughout the day. The Adirondacks is an amazing place for fly-fishing, and I feel I have only scratched the surface.
Tag Archives: Schroon River
Brant Lake Expedition
Nick and Jess invited the MKFF Crew up to the Adirondacks for Zach’s 25th Birthday weekend. On Friday evening, we departed New Jersey. The rain was terrible, fortunately we made it up to Brant Lake safely. Saturday’s weather was cloudy and warm, perfect for Bass fishing. I was able to catch Crappie, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Pickerel and Rock Bass on a Wooly Bugger with dumbell eyes. The next day, the sun shined through. Nick killed it on the Schroon using a Minnie Muddler and Slump Buster leveraging a Wet Fly technique. Overall, a great celebration combined with Rippin’ Lips.
Just Schroon’in Around
I have limited internet acess up here in the Adirondacks, so my posts will be brief and few for the time being. The Schroon has been fishing great the past two weeks. I have found new acess points and remote beats that see few flies. The highlight so far was landing a nice 20 inch landlocked salmon on a hornberg fished as a dry. The salmon fought me for about five mintues on my six weight.
I love finding new water away from the popular fishing holes. The fly for the time being is a mini muddler, it has been crushing up here. I fish it dry up stream, and then I continue to mend and drift it on the swing below me. Big bushy hackle dry flies with a dropper have also enticed trout in the pocket water. Trout, smallmouth, and landlocked salmon are still present. The rest of the MKFF crew is coming up here this weekend to continue exploring the Schroon as well as hitting the legendary West Branch of the Ausable in search of some hogs in the trophy sections. Sampling of the past weeks below:
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