How Late Into The Fall Can I Fly Fish For Trout In New England?
March 31st, 2009 | How To Fly Fish | 3 Comments »Thinking of taking a small vacation this month but only if the fishing is good.
Fish have to eat every couple of days or die. That means they are feeding year round.
Make sure the body of water you are thinking of fishing is open for fishing.
As long as the water is not iced over, you can fly fish. In streams or rivers, nymphing is always your best bet during the winter as that is what the fish are primarily feeding on. Get your nymph right down to the bottom and fish it below a strike indicator and have a drag free drift. You will catch fish once you determine which nymphs to use. Midges will hatch year round, as long as the water is not iced over. There is always a chance for a little dry fly action because of that, but mostly nymph fishing is the best bet.
Larry
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Fish have to eat every couple of days or die. That means they are feeding year round.
Make sure the body of water you are thinking of fishing is open for fishing.
As long as the water is not iced over, you can fly fish. In streams or rivers, nymphing is always your best bet during the winter as that is what the fish are primarily feeding on. Get your nymph right down to the bottom and fish it below a strike indicator and have a drag free drift. You will catch fish once you determine which nymphs to use. Midges will hatch year round, as long as the water is not iced over. There is always a chance for a little dry fly action because of that, but mostly nymph fishing is the best bet.
Larry
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I know people say you can fish all through the winter, but really, when ever I try, it's just not fun when you get to the point when there is just nobody home. But that is later than you might think.
I don't know if you count the Ausable in the Adirondacks as New England, but there, I'd say that once the air temp drops into the 20s and stays there for good, the river starts to change and the fish go to sleep or something. I have the same experience on other rivers. I guess once the air temp is below freezing then the surface of the water can start to form ice and its only the current that keeps in liquid. The fish must know that freezing water is to be avoided or something.
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