By Joeseph Hackett
Listed below is a hatch start for Adirondack waters. The main diet for
trout, stoneflies, mayflies and caddis flies are found in large numbers in
Adirondack waters.
The best early season fly fishing is accomplished with streamers or nymphs.
The early months of April and May don't produce large hatches as the waters are
still quite cold and high. This is true again in the fall, late September to
October.
Hatches begin about mid-May and continue until the cold weather of the fall.
Our main hatch is the caddisfly and continue sporadically throughout the summer.
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Streamers
Muddler Hornberg Mickey FInn Grey Ghost sizes 6, 8, 10 |
Nymphs
Dark/Light Stonefly Light Cahill March Brown Hendrickson sizes 10, 12, 14, 16 |
Wet Fly Patterns
Mini Muddler Hendrickson Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear Grey Hackle size 10, 12, 14 |
Dry Fly Patterns
AuSable Wulff Light/Dark Haystack Humpy Adams Grey Fox Light/Dark Caddis Dun Varient (14/16) Light/Dark Cahill Light/Dark Hendrickson sizes 12, 14, 16 |
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| Hexogenia Fly Comes off on many of the lakes and ponds of the region and is the largest of the Mayflies to come off in the Adirondacks. The Isonychia Fly is also called Slate Drake and Chocolate Dun. | |
Possibly the best months for Adirondack trout fishing are June and September. June sees the weather warming, along with the streams, and the top hatches of the year. However, it is also bug season, with black flies and mosquitoes swarming. September finds cooler days, and waters, with fine foliage, few bugs and fish fattening up for the winter.
Equipment:
My preference is for a 7 1/2 - 8 1/2 rod, throwing a 5 to 6 weight line. For pond or lake fishing, a heavier weight line and stronger rod is preferred, for longer casts. Quite often a day of fishing smaller brooks finds me with a 6 to 7-foot rod and a 3 to 4-weight line. Because of water clarity, I use the finest tippet, and lightest leader I dare, considering the size fish I expect to battle.
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