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Post by jlibs on Jul 10, 2006 10:43:53 GMT -5
Yesterday, July 9th, Sunday evening until after dark
The Great Barrington section of the Green River was flowing at an average depth of knee deep water with pretty cool temps (wet wading) considering the heat we've had. The water was as clear and as turquoise as can be - beautiful. A stealth upstream approach is a must for fly fishing the Green. The whole river looks very healthy.
I observed several very small trout and some large suckers in many pools. Many of the trout were so small, they kept missing my dry caddis. They had amazingly bright colors.
JLIBS
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Post by jlibs on Jul 25, 2006 10:42:06 GMT -5
Last night July 24th, I fished the Green River in Sheffield. The water had many small bugs in the surface (I think caddis) that tiny trout were slamming, and I could see little flashes of belly eating nymphs right on the bottom of the deeper holes (which aren't too deep on the green river. The water was pretty warm, but not hot. The best luck was in the shady side of the stream.
If you have fished this section, it has changed dramatically since last year with all of the rain. Several of the blow down trees have made navigating upstream very challenging. I had to crawl hands and knees through debris and over and under huge trees cross river. It was a pleasant adventure suited for someone wanting an athletic experience.
JLIBS
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Post by jlibs on May 14, 2007 9:42:00 GMT -5
5/13/07 Great Barrington sections.
Good fishing with bows and a brookie taking prince nymphs, hare's ears and pheasants tails between #14-18's on dead drift with a large and bouyant attractor indicator fly with around 14 ft total of leader/tippet. The fish are in the predictable places and are often difficult to cast to with all of the blow-down trees and debris. The river sure looks different than that of previous years with all of the rain and wash out we've had.
Water is in the 50's and is chilly. Some small bugs around on surface and I saw one large size trout slam an emerger and break the surface hard.
JLIBS
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Post by jskowron on May 16, 2007 9:32:59 GMT -5
May 15th- fished the Green in Great Barrington with jlibs. He caught a few bows, using the techniques mentioned in the above post. I caught one on an EHC, with the fish taking at the end of the drift when I started to retrieve it. A few scattered caddis in the air, with cases attached to the rocks. Two types of cases- the bigger (1-2 inches long), sloppier ones made from sticks, rocks, leaves, etc. and containing a plump tan pupa, and the smaller (.5-.75 inches) smooth, square shaped opening ones containing less plump, flourescent green pupa.
There were some fish splashing around in shallow riffle downstream. We put it in stealth mode and snuck up on them, only to discover some spawned out suckers.
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