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dont get much better than that---

I'll write something up on the 10 day fish run soon..
Posting pic's on the new format is giving me fits so a little chill time for now..
sorry I forgot the Bows too..

Ok here is the Skinny report..
AuSable River West Branch..
That is , was my home waters as of 43 years.. Many things have changed, some not.. Most all for the betterment of the fishing for sure..
To me it is a WORLD CLASS Fishery, No Delli , Only BETTER..
It's a Popular , high profile river to say the least.. I gaurentee with all the fisher traffic it is SPOTLESS and the stewards take great care in their little heaven called the 6 million acre park. 
95% are fly guys but have zero issues with a dirty ADK hippie fisher.. Honestly , most fish the wrong water but freindly folks who really could care less about internet reports.. First Class all the way..
 
Report:
Weather:
Rain, rain and cloudy sun shine.. PERFECT for fishing :
I think the high river level spike hit around 1,700.. PERFECT !!
This river flushes fast and little mud.. So it went up and down to a low of about 500, which I think is close to summer time , tough fishing low..  Don't ever be scared of fishing in a 2,000 flow on the AuSable.. All the better for the Kill area slow water Canoe,yak trip .. That's where the Big holdovers live.. Still !!
 
Now 2 year stockies:
They are everywhere in the pocket water in Wilmington.. Tons of 14>17" fish in those sections.. Sad thing is they are all dead fish..
Winter WILL kill them unlike the slow deep waters from the Ski jumps to 86.. Thats just a fact.. Anchor ice in the wilmington area kills them all..
 
Enough for now.. More later

Pic's 1& 2 are definitely stocked trout caught in the C& R section..
Chances are that any fish caught in the C&R are stocked.. Kinda boggles my mind because most all will not be around come next spring.. i worked hard in the early 90's to get then comish Michael  Zagata 1995 to stock 2 year old trout in the AuSable, which he did..
Only down side , they put most of them in the wrong place.. Oh well it worked well to revive the AuSable and turn that fishery into once again a place that made people want to come..
 
Pic's 3/4 & 7 are holdover fish caught in the Kill area which will hold over trout in the winter, no Anchor ice..
 
Now as for Bugs:
If it didn't rain in the eve there was a very good March Brown and a FEW Green Drakes spinners around.. This took place between 7pm right through dark.. Fish were gulping them..
Mid day a golden stone or emerger in early eve worked well..
I'd say fish at dawn with spent spinners or late eve if you want to do the dry fly thing..
By 7am you'll need to work nymphs or rip streamers, shoot.. I threw 4" stick baits and slammed fish anytime I wanted..
Bigger fish are feeding on baitfish or leeches.. That will be key pretty soon..
 
 
 
 

got lucky at something I know nothing about.. Life is Good..
The Rod & a few cookies :
8>10# on day 1



 
12>15# on day 2


 
Heading out back now for day #3, this time with a stiff rod & trusty glasses to spot those 20# plus .. lol..
 

tuna, awesome fish man...
 
if i remeber correctly you are new at targetting carp with the fly rod... nice job on getting in to some good ones....  the one is a monster...right on man...

You'll know where to find me... be good man...

Well done Tuna  ......  please tell me exactly where you were fishing so i can post the GPS coordinates online and tell the whole world