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Fly Fishingnortheast Through Trouta New Yorktour Winter Salmon River Squam Lake Chauga River Salmon Smallmouth Backcountry EEasternastern New York New Hampshire South Carolina FFMarch/AprilLYLY 2016 FISHINGFISHING IInncrecreddiibblele fflyly--ffiishingshing desdestintinaatitionsons Fly FishingNortheast Through Trouta New YorkTour Winter $7.99 US/CAN • www.matchthehatch.com Detonator Crab FISH FOOD Page 10 March Browns NORWEGIAN Flyfishers Club 40 Eastern FLY FISHING FLY FISHINGIncredible fly-fishing destinations Incredible fly-fishing destinations Volume 12, Number 2 • March/April 2016 Features 34 Squam Lakes, NH In Pursuit of New “Walters” By Christophe Perez 40 Salmon River, NY Salmon and Steelhead Capital of the East By Mike Valla 46 Little Miami River, OH John Bryan State Park By Nathan Perkinson 50 Chauga River, SC Overlooked in the Backcountry By Nick Carter 56 Wakeley Lake, MI 14 A Contrarian’s Paradise By Bryon Anderson Departments 8 Fisheye Westslope Cutthroat/By Patrick Clayton 30 10 Masters at the Bench Drew Chicone/By Don Roberts 14 Fish Food 34 March Browns: False Advertising/By Don Roberts 16 Pioneers & Legends McKenzie Flyfishers, 1964– The fly-fishing club that set out to save the planet, one river at a time … and have one hell of a good time doing it/By Don Roberts 46 21 Conservation The Fight to Bring Back Sea-run Cover: The boulder-strewn Ausable River, near Lake Placid, New York, is Brook Trout/By Christophe Perez both a scenic delight and a serious wad- ing challenge. A low-flow spring season 30 Exposure allowed Josh Janiak to work the far seam, Northeast Trout Tour/By Joe Janiak where he found a willing fish. 72 Norwegian Flyfishers Club Photo by: Joe Janiak Striking Silver in the River of Gold/By John Bleh March Brown 76 In the Vise Wet fly Comparadun Klinkhammer March Brown/By Dennis Collier Page 14 Hammerhead Jerk Bait/By Dennis Collier 80 Fish Tales Driving Scared/By Alan Liere Features 34 Squam Lakes, NH In Pursuit of New “Walters” By Christophe Perez 40 Salmon River, NY Salmon and Steelhead Capital of the East By Mike Valla 46 Little Miami River, OH John Bryan State Park By Nathan Perkinson 50 Chauga River, SC Overlooked in the Backcountry By Nick Carter 56 Wakeley Lake, MI A Contrarian’s Paradise By Bryon Anderson Departments 8 Fisheye Westslope Cutthroat/By Patrick Clayton Photo by Justin Bailie 10 Masters at the Bench Drew Chicone/By Don Roberts 14 Fish Food March Browns: False Advertising/By Don Roberts 16 Pioneers & Legends Sometimes to save a river, McKenzie Flyfishers, 1964– The fly-fishing club that set out to save the planet, one river at a time … and have one hell of a good time doing it/By Don Roberts you have to buy it. 21 Conservation Western Rivers Conservancy focuses on one thing: buying land along the West’s greatest The Fight to Bring Back Sea-run streams. We do it for the sake of fish, for the benefit of wildlife and to improve angler access Brook Trout/By Christophe Perez along our most treasured waters. Most of all, we do it for the river. 30 Exposure Northeast Trout Tour/By Joe Janiak We count on support from people like you, anglers who know the value of clean, cold water, healthy watersheds and public access. Contribute today at www.westernrivers.org. 72 Norwegian Flyfishers Club Striking Silver in the River of Gold/By John Bleh 76 In the Vise Comparadun Klinkhammer March Brown/By Dennis Collier Hammerhead Jerk Bait/By Dennis Collier 80 Fish Tales Driving Scared/By Alan Liere 1 2016-mar-apr-WRC-ad.indd 1 12/21/2015 10:51:01 AM Get an Inside Look Our 2016 waders: We put a fi sh on it. Re-engineered from While not a technical detail, all of our the booties up. waders now sport our iconic Fitz Roy Trout on the outside—just in case you need a reminder of why we build waders in the fi rst place. It also never hurts to have a little good luck charm for those tough, yet instructive days. © 2016 Patagonia,© 2016 Inc. At Patagonia, we think the toughest Improved gravel days on the water guard and booties. Jeremy Koreski teach us the Speaking of shaking a leg, the new most—they fl at panel on our gravel guards helps make us focus water drain out quickly if you are in on the subtle and out of a boat frequently. They details, reduce the variables and sim- also resist abrasion and wear if you plify our approach. Our 2016 wader spend a lot of time hiking to your redesign is based on the same idea: favorite water, which you might just Keep the tested-and-proven core, fi nd yourself doing more of when you refi ne and streamline the rest—right slip your feet into our new booties. More than a number. down to every last detail in the pro- They now have a sculpted, more sock- Take a look inside a pair of Patagonia duction of each wader. like fi t and are made from a denser waders: You’ll see a unique serial foam that resists compaction better number that tracks every detail in Durable 4-layer over the long haul. the production of that pair. fabric and single- It’s the work of Patagonia’s Wader Task Force—a group of people, from seam construction. chemical engineers and textile devel- Combined with our single-seam con- opers to designers and fi eld testers, struction that routes critical seams Men’s Rio all dedicated to one task: building the away from areas of highest wear, our Gallegos best waders. Zip-Front puncture- and abrasion-resistant Waders Tracking every detail, every time 4-layer fabric has endured extremes is just part of what they do. The Wader of use from Tierra del Fuego to the Task Force is an ongoing process of Kamchatka Peninsula and points inquiry, a feedback loop that takes beyond. It remains the waterproof/ everything we learn from testing, breathable engine of every wader design and production and applies in our lineup. it to the development of the next generation of waders. Streamlined fi t. This is the next generation. We removed two inches of fabric Jeff Hickman releases a feisty chum salmon between close-call grizzly encounters on British Columbia’s Kimsquit River. from the chest, waist and hip for a closer fi t. It still allows free move- Get inside a pair ment and is easy to layer under for long sessions in bitter cold. We’ve at your favorite also repatterned the legs and crotch for more articulation, which local fl y shop and can come in handy during the see for yourself. unplanned gymnastics of chasing a fi sh downstream or hopping after a drift(ing) boat with one leg over the gunwale. 2 MARCH/APRIL 2016 • www.matchthehatch.com PAT_S16_NW-SW-E_Waders_DPS.indd All Pages 10/28/15 9:14 AM Get an Inside Look Our 2016 waders: We put a fi sh on it. Re-engineered from While not a technical detail, all of our the booties up. waders now sport our iconic Fitz Roy Trout on the outside—just in case you need a reminder of why we build waders in the fi rst place. It also never hurts to have a little good luck charm for those tough, yet instructive days. © 2016 Patagonia,© 2016 Inc. At Patagonia, we think the toughest Improved gravel days on the water guard and booties. Jeremy Koreski teach us the Speaking of shaking a leg, the new most—they fl at panel on our gravel guards helps make us focus water drain out quickly if you are in on the subtle and out of a boat frequently. They details, reduce the variables and sim- also resist abrasion and wear if you plify our approach. Our 2016 wader spend a lot of time hiking to your redesign is based on the same idea: favorite water, which you might just Keep the tested-and-proven core, fi nd yourself doing more of when you refi ne and streamline the rest—right slip your feet into our new booties. More than a number. down to every last detail in the pro- They now have a sculpted, more sock- Take a look inside a pair of Patagonia duction of each wader. like fi t and are made from a denser waders: You’ll see a unique serial foam that resists compaction better number that tracks every detail in Durable 4-layer over the long haul. the production of that pair. fabric and single- It’s the work of Patagonia’s Wader Task Force—a group of people, from seam construction. chemical engineers and textile devel- Combined with our single-seam con- opers to designers and fi eld testers, struction that routes critical seams Men’s Rio all dedicated to one task: building the away from areas of highest wear, our Gallegos best waders. Zip-Front puncture- and abrasion-resistant Waders Tracking every detail, every time 4-layer fabric has endured extremes is just part of what they do. The Wader of use from Tierra del Fuego to the Task Force is an ongoing process of Kamchatka Peninsula and points inquiry, a feedback loop that takes beyond. It remains the waterproof/ everything we learn from testing, breathable engine of every wader design and production and applies in our lineup. it to the development of the next generation of waders. Streamlined fi t. This is the next generation. We removed two inches of fabric Jeff Hickman releases a feisty chum salmon between close-call grizzly encounters on British Columbia’s Kimsquit River.
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