So I ended up back in Bristol again this weekend for some fishing. I wanted to give the New Haven another shot, and I was not disappointed.

I started off at the upper reaches of the river on Friday evening after work. I got to the river a few hours before sunset, and was happy to see a pretty intense hatch going on. Sulfur duns, stoneflies, caddis, some green drakes, and a few others were happening for the majority of the night. I fished the surface with a size 18 Adams and caught quite a few Brook trout. Nothing extraordinary, but they are as always, beautiful fish.

I decided to come back ok Saturday to check out some of the lower stretches of the river towards the town of New Haven itself. I got to the river around 7AM and fished it until about 2, moving to various spots throughout the day. I fished subsurface the entire day, having a pit of luck on wooley buggers, hares ears (14-18), Prince Nymphs, and some golden stones.

Down to the “flats” section of the river I had pretty good luck again on wooley buggers. I managed to catch a few wild rainbows, which was a pleasant surprise to me. My phone managed to die again so this was the lone shot: