New Haven River
Submitted by Jesse on Tue, 05/25/2010 - 11:24am
Water Temp:
61 (Bristol @ 12:30pm on Monday)
Water Clarity:
Clear and Low
Hatches:
Caddis, Baetis, Hendricksons, Sulphers, March Browns, Stones, Sallies, Midge
Suggested Patterns:
BH Golden Stone Nymphs #8-#12, Copperback Golden Nymphs #8-#12, Brown Stone Nymphs #8-#12, Copperback Black Stone Nymphs #8-#12 Girdle Bugs #8-#10, PT's #12-#18, Princes: Standard, Montana, Batman, Purple, & Red #10-#18, Hares Ear Nymphs(Olive & Standard)#12-#18, Angle Case Emerger #14-#18, Bubbleback Emergers #14-#16, Sparkle Caddis Pupa#14-18, BH Serendipities #12-#16, RS2' #14-#20, Soft Hackles(tunghead, or beadless)Copper Bob's #12-#18 (Green, Copper, & Red) San Juan Worm, Steamer Patterns DRYS: Sulphers #12-#16, Para Sulphers #14-#16, March Brown Flick #12-#14, CDC Comparadun Rust #14-#16, Rusty Usual #14-#18, Hendricksons #12, Klinkenhammer #10-#14 Yellow Sally #14-#18 Adams #14-#20,Para Adams #12-#20, Para Baetis #16-#20, Elk Hair Caddis #14-#18, Yellow Stimmys #10-#18, Griffiths Knat #18-#20 The New Haven has fished well top to bottom as of late. I've spent sometime around Bristol recently and a rainy day at Dog Team. The group landed almost 20 fish at Dog Team that day, and not one other person there, got to love the rain. Most were stockers but a few nice hold overs, and one monster that snapped a buddy off. Seen plenty of rising fish on the New Haven lately. I have been running double dries to those fish and picking up most on midge patterns in those situations. But I am still successfully nymphing 80% of the time. Try one of our Black Thingamabobbers for a lower profile strike indicatior. Bristol has plenty of fish, bugs and cooler water temps. Landed on really nice rainbow that fought like crazy, complete with three big airborne leeps.