Middlebury River
Submitted by Jesse on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 11:34am
Water Temp:
67
Water Clarity:
Clear
Hatches:
Beatis, Midge, Caddis, Golden Stones,Trico(few)
Suggested Patterns:
Golden Stone Nymphs #8-#12, PT's #12-#18, Princes: Standard, Montana, Batman, Red, Blue, Purple #10-#18, Hares Ear Nymphs(Olive & Standard)#12-#18, Tungsten BH Soft Hackle #10-#16, Angle Case Emerger #14-#18, Bubbleback Emergers #14-#16, Snowshoe Emerger #12-#16, Bird of Prey #14-#16, Skin Caddis Emerger #14-#16, Unwired Caddis Emerger, #14-#16, Sparkle Caddis Pupa#14-18, BH Serendipities #12-#16, RS2's #14-#20,Copper Bob's #12-#18 (Green) San Juan Worm, Disco Midge Larva #18-#22, Streamer Patterns. DRYS: Little Green Stonefly #14-#18, Adams #14-#20,Para Adams #12-#20, Female Adams #14-#16,White Wulff #12-#14 Para Baetis #16-#20, BWO #16-18, BWO Zelon Cripple #16-#18, Elk Hair Caddis #14-#18, X Caddis #14-#18, Purple Crystal Stimmi #12, Yellow Stimmys #10-#18, Griffiths Knat #18-#20, King Kong Golden, #8-#10, Fat Albert #6-#10, Floater in the Pool #8-#10, Para Hoppers, Foam Beetles, Ants The Midd is low and clear. But on a recent guide trip the river became chalky with the sediment from the 125 construction. This made the river impossible to fish. Several other folks have witnessed the same event. If you are there and see this happen, please call VT F&W water quality department, so they can be informed of the frequency of these incidents. Otherwise we have had some great fun fishing dry-droppers in the pockets. The water pumping down the mountain has started to cool, so look for the area below Rte 7 to start fishing well. This is a great spot for streamers. Look for the baetis!