| April 28 - Our loooong winter is finally over as
the ice goes out on Back Lake. Let the fishing begin! |
| May 7 - Jim MacLean was surprised to find this 25" 4+ lb.
laker on his line at the Magalloway stretch of the Connecticut River. Jim got him
with one of his "secret" flies ... |
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| May 11 - The Connecticut River is flowing fast and
furious following four days of continuous rain. After a promising start to the
salmon season, the high water will put a temporary hold on river fishing for several days. |
| May 13 - Chris Weimer (left) and Scott Dombkowski with their
beautiful Back Lake brookie and brown. Chris's brookie weighed in at 2.11 lbs.,
while Scott's brown was just under 2 lbs. |
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| May 22 - Back Lake heats up! Sandy and Al Sherman score
with yellow hornbergs and golden demons, while Walter Rundlett (right) hooked this 3.4 lb.
brookie on a super duper. |
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| May 28 - Eventhough the weather was chilly, the
fishing wasn't. Scott Doughty caught his beautiful 1.5 lb. brown on the yellow
hornberg - one of Back Lake's old favorites. |
| June 3 - John Saia takes son Sean and friends Rob
Carpenter and Mike Lemon to the river in search of trophy trout and salmon. Rob one
ups the old master by landing several nice salmon on beadhead nymphs. See you in
September John! |
| June 3 - Heidi Chester has some serious bragging rites for the
next year after hauling in this 21" 3 lb. 6 oz. brown on the family outing at TTL.
Better luck next year fellas! |
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| June - With the assistance of veteran TTLer Dan
Bisson, first timer Tom Irwin landed this lunker Back Lake brown on a size 16 sulpher
comparadun. This one was so big, I nearly forgot about Tom's head! |
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| June 28 - Back Lake's hex hatch slowly commences.
Light cahills are also doing the trick on the lake's late evening action. |
| July 18 & 19 - Kevin O'Keefe, under the expert
guidance of Tim and Lisa Savard, lands and releases many brookies, rainbows, and salmon in
the Trophy Stretch. The river fishing is at its peak right now. |
| August 19 - Taking the expert advice of Tom Caron
(really Cindy Sullivan), Peter Reuss and Peter Richardson score with bead head black and
olive woolybuggers on Back Lake, landing several 15" rainbows. Finally one of my
recommendations paid off! |
| September 11 - Thanks to a string of cold nights
and picture perfect days, the trout fishing at Back Lake has heated up again. Art
and Kay Hartnett catch and release many beautiful brookies and rainbows on golden demons
and woolybuggers before bidding adieu to us until next May. |
| September 14 - Trout and salmon better beware: Jon
Howe (2000 Guides' Show Fly Casting Champeen) has pitched his tent in Pittsburg - full
time! |
