Squib and I made it down to northern NY last week. We fished the famous Ausable River in the afternoon and then drove up to the Saranac River in the evening.
Beautiful day on the drive down great views of the mountains until we got to the Ausable and it started to rain. Lost a couple dandies in the fast water. Bought some stonefly nymphs in the fly shop and the bite of the hook was just too small to hold a big trout in fast water. One trout Squib and I got a good look at was 18"+.
We got tired of the rain, humidity, crawling over and around boulders, so we moved up to the slow water to take it easy. We both caught a whole bunch of smaller browns in the rain. Next we drove to Ausable Forks where the sun came out and we got a few more including a 15" rainbow that fought more out of water more than in it.
For the evening we drove over to where the North Branch Saranac meets the South Branch. We were hoping to catch a green drake or grey fox hatch and really clean up but the flies were scarce and rises were scattered about. We did manage a few though but the bigger ones were not too active.
I gave Squib a tour through some pretty remote and desolate country on the trip home. A kindly trooper caught me doing 50 in a 35 through a sleepy hamlet. He let me off with a "have a safe ride home boys."
Soon as I figure how to post pics I'll do so.
Next up a trip to the Black River and West Canada Creek......as soon as the humidity breaks.
Adirondack adventure
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