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MFF US Northeast => New Hampshire => Topic started by: zwiggles on Jun 01, 2019, 08:19 PM
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I got out on some moving water this afternoon from about 430-8. Water levels were a bit above normal, and with free fishing day I saw several other people out.
I saw some rises in the water, but decided to go with my trusty bugger to start. Hooked and lost a trout at the net right away, and then another right after. Stuck with the streamers for a bit because of this but eventually switched over to a dry after seeing several fish come totally out of the water. I had a few hits, but having virtually zero experience with drys I missed them.
Moved downstream with nothing to show, and returned to where I hooked one earlier. After I hooked into several chubs (maybe the same one) I kind of got the timing down for the drys and then I hooked something that fought back:
(https://i.postimg.cc/YhZ6n34X/BCBB0578-6-AFF-4-CE5-A166-B1-C32384-BFC3.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YhZ6n34X)
Even if it only fought back a little it made my night! Tried for a while more, but headed home a happy camper. I was also excited to see a brown as I think they stand a chance to hold over on this river. I was also excited for my first brown from moving water ever, first trout of open water for me this year, and my first dry fly trout.
Got him on this:
(https://i.postimg.cc/zb2bLzKd/ACBAB33-C-E304-4410-BEE5-B605-EF1-A9-EEF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/zb2bLzKd)
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Awesome! Nice looking brownie. I haven't had any luck up here yet on drys.
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Nice work Wigs!
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Congrats on the dry fly success. I bet you’re hooked now!
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Well done, nice when a new technique pays off.
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Thanks guys for the replies.
Got two more this afternoon in the same manner before getting rained out:
(https://i.postimg.cc/475MFVmH/2-E9-A2-B87-B49-C-4-D8-A-A14-C-9-C8-E825-B5377.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/475MFVmH)
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Pretty little buggers! Fun!
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Nice work Z!
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Adding to the theme of this thread, I was up in the greater moosehead lakes region in Maine over the long weekend, and managed to hook into and finally land my first ever salmon from moving water. I also feel pretty confident they were both wild fish as well which was another goal I had.
Unfortunately no pictures of the fish as I didn’t have my phone on me, and before I could signal my friend to come down the fish liberated itself from my net and streamer with a burst upstream in maybe 2” of water.
It was my first time up in the area and I will be back. The salmon, although small, had unbelievable power and worked the current and myself with a grace I had yet to encounter with other river fish I have tangled with before.
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Awesome!
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Congrats on the salmon as well Z!