Vermont East Creek Fly Fishing

I had a great trip recently on East Creek guiding a mother and her college aged son....

Really nice Rainbow Trout, Big Smiles, Good Weather~ A GREAT TRIP

EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGE

I continue to have problems with MSN and Email through my old address...SO PLEASE email and change your contact list to this new email at cdkashner@gmail.com

Butterflies

For some reason... Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies like the mud on the river banks this time of the year....between the purple and white phlox in bloom, the butterflies and the trout on a major chew... its a great time to come to Vermont Fly Fishing for Trout.

OPEN DATES in JUNE

It is Prime Time folks and there are some openings throughout the month...so please call or email....the focus will be shifting shortly to Otter, Battenkill, the Mettawee and to Lake Fishing.... Thanks for the view and please stay tuned!

Vermont Trophy Trout Fishing

The fishing over Memorial Day weekend was EXCELLENT. Following are some pictures from the Bernard and Marie-Luce Terver Party.

Hot fly patterns this weekend were size 10 BH trailer by either a hatching pupa or a peacock softhackle....nothing fancy in my eyes but it was another really good weekend of trips. THANK YOU FOR EMAILING ME PHOTOS!!! I can not really carry a camera with my chest box and loaded vest...so your pictures are greatly appreciated!

VERMONT BLACK RIVER TROPHY TROUT FISHING

All the rivers have come down level wise and are in great shape. The hatchery fisheries(east, otter, black and walloomsac)are getting fish now. The wild Trout streams are also in great shape. Its PRIME TIME FOLKS! Lets go fishing.

My trip yesterday with Bruce Nelson, one of my best clients. We fished flashy flies on Secret Creek and for the conditions did very well....this next bunch of weeks the fishing will be AWESOME...

We are currently blown out in Southern Vermont for trout fishing rivers....the weather forecast is promising so I am guessing we will be OK for this weekend. Bennington got over 2 inches of rain but the Walloomsac does drop fast....Otter Creek however doesn't drop fast and will be unfish-able for awhile. East Creek and the Black River should be fine for the weekend. On the right side of the blog there are web links to the U.S.G.S. water data sites....check them out...thanks for the view!

VERMONT TROPHY TROUT FISHING

Vermont fly fishing for Trout on East Creek in Rutland, Vt. is EXCELLENT!!! Rainbow Trout 15 to 22" are spread throughout the trophy area. Daily Vt. flyfishing guided trips on the Black River in Ludlow or East Creek in Rutland start at 9am. This spring has been pretty dry and the water levels have been perfect, so the hatches are well under way in most of my target areas. The fishing is very good right now. Currently, I have a bunch of prime “WEEKEND” May dates open: May 5, 12, 13, 26, and 28. There are also weekday openings, so if you want to fish with me…CALL 1 (800) 682-0103. Last year, we did very well for trophy trout on dryflies in mid-May. I am confident we will see rising Brown Trout again on the Black river this year. Vermont Hatches in early May include: Hendricksons, Rusty Spinners, Yellow Sally Stoneflies, Early Black Stones and we should start to seeing some Caddis soon. Hot flies: McCheese egg, Cherise egg, Tunsten hares ear trailed by a hendrickson nymph, soft hackles and hatching pupa. For Dry Flies: Ausable Wulff dry size 14, Hendrickson Usual, and Gray Adams size 16. Streamers: BH White Flashy, BH Brown/Copper Flashy, Shushan Postmaster and Black Nose Dace.

Vermont Trophy Trout Fishing

This week East Creek and Otter Creek are scheduled to be stocked with trophy trout. (14 to 22"). Each of these rivers can fish well into the end of June. My Vermont Fly Fishing Guide Service will be touring these rivers throughout this period. The best fly pattern on Otter the last couple years are a size 6 BH White flashy fly. We catch most of our fish on Otter Creek stripping streamers. Otter Creek gets stocked with Rainbows and Brown Trout and has a nice mix of WILD BROOK TROUT. East Creek is normally a nymphing game. Having alot of riffles, East Creek has been a great target over the last five years. Just like in the Black River.....Rainbows like breakfast all day so feed them glo bug eggs.

Vermont Brook Trout Fishing

This is a concrete culvert bridge tube and this tiny pool is LOADED with wild trout!

This little pool has all three species of Trout. Today, we only caught Brook and Brown Trout.

West Branch in Manchester is a great Brook Trout stream and fishes very well in early season and during high water

My girl friend "Tina" with her very first Brook Trout. Normally, I take her in the boat for warm water species.

If you like fiddleheads you better pick some this weekend or you'll miss them!

Vermont Opening Day

The Vermont opening day was interesting...the water is low and clear for early April. I saw some of the following insects hatching: hendricksons, early black stones, blue quills and a few yellow sallies. I turned over some rocks on the Mettawee and found plenty of clinger nymphs, caddis cases and larva....but honestly T.S. Irene sure played HELL on a bunch of places....Flower Brook really got beat-up....there are trout and plenty of places for them to live but it is pretty un-FLY-fishable... the mid and upper Mettawee are changed BUT fine...the lower river on the wee is all together different...NO WORRIES....I'm on it and bottom line I have alot of walking to do....any of you fiddlehead pickers it looks like it maybe a challenging year but start looking. Leeks/ ramps are about halfway prime how I like them for soup. I did fish some on a little trib feeding the wee in Dorset...one of my first day spots that I have taken my kids to for years and years....I love the spot, sight fished about a dozen healthy wild trout and called it a day...thanks for the view....Otter Creek in Danby should be happening next week...please stay tuned.

Vermont Trout Season

Vermont Trout season is 3 days away....THREE DAYS....I am not booked, so my plan is to run and gun.... hit a ton of spots and start re-learning the 175 miles of trout water, I guide on....every year this is on the "TO DO LIST" and must be done year after year...however this year the T.S. Irene aftermath will surely add to the learning curve....no worries, it'll be fun fishing old spots that look new and different. After seeing and hearing about good Hendrickson hatches on the NY Mettawee I do not have as big of a fear about absence of bugs...thanks for the view and please stay tuned!

Hendrickson Hatch on the New York Mettawee

I have had a couple solid reports of a decent Hendrickson hatch occurring on the Mettawee in Granville, NY. I do not Trout fish or guide in New York anymore, but all the same this is GREAT NEWS....it puts my question of how the aquatic insects survived TS Irene to rest...there were reports last fall from a Bennington High School study that indicated there may be a problem with mayflies nymphs after the storm....I am sure we haven't seen the complete affects from Irene, but this hatch showing up heavy and early is a great sign of hope! Thanks for the view and if you would like some target information for the NY Mettawee please email me at: cdkashner@gmail.com These New York Hendricksons are a Light Hendrickson which are pink....more on the differences between light and dark Hendricksons on the next post...Please stay tuned and remember its 9 days till Vermont Trout Fishing!