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After hearing so much about this river and the rather large steelhead that winter in it I have to admit my interest was piqued.  What fly junkie wouldn’t be?  Most discussions did bring up a number of issues that would leave a solitary female flyfisher cold:  the stench of rotting post-spawn fish; elbow-to-elbow combat fishing; [...]

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In Moody Pond all kinds of life is under way. Here are succession photos of
Spotted Salamander eggs.

Amazing how the clear outer jelly disappears in the water like an invisible barrier…

Eggs developing into larval stage?

I have set aside a batch of eggs to let them hatch in a fish tank that I partly submerged [...]

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I have been tying up loose ends at work for weeks now and it is time for a bit of play. Hit a few of the colder tribs to the major rivers in Mount Washington Valley for action.
Nice brownie on the Ellis….

Andro near a trib junction….

This LL Tarpon was in another section [...]

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This fly was been coming off at Tim’s hole on the Ellis river for the past week.
Size 12-14 - Flies used for this hatch: Rusty Usual, Yellow Ginger Compara Dun, Light Cahill

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Was able to pick up a nymph - monster caddis and it emerged in my hand
Enjoy the pics!

“The Traveling Sedge - Northern Pond dweller in the latter part of June. Also known as the “false hex” it prefaces the spectacular hatches of Hexagenia limbata - the final act of its emergence, to [...]

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