HOUSATONIC RODS
AUGUSTthe river by month:August 3 2005 - 78 degrees - 9PMPhotos & text © Wm Abrams - protected by copyright See copyright information HERE for details
White Flies!![]()
August 27 2003 - 76 degrees - 4:20PM
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August 26 2003 - 74 degrees - 2PM
young spotted salamander - some ways from the river![]()
August 24 2003 - 65 degrees - 7:30PM
waiting for bugs toward the tail end of the White Fly hatch - good trout temps and a busy Sunday night for August![]()
August 22 2003 - 78 degrees - 2:30PM
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August 19 2003 - 66 degrees - 9:30PM
spent White Flies on water![]()
August 17 2003 - 64 degrees - 8-9PM
WHITE FLY!the evening starts as the storms part
to reveal a placid sunset - with no clue to the chaos going on below![]()
the first sign, bugs flying up the road
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bugs that collected in a fold of my waders!
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August 15 2003 - 73 degrees - 8:00PM - a 'light' White Fly hatch into dark - it begins.
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August 13 2003 - 73 degrees - 9:20PM
Water Strider (immature) feeds on one of very few White Flies on the surface![]()
(above/R) hundreds of Water Striders and a few Crane Flies attracted to flashlight beamAugust 13 2003 - 79 degrees - 12:40PM
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water high and cloudy today due to thunderstormsAugust 11 2003 - 78 degrees - 7:20PM
Ken Corey throws a nice smooth loop across the Farmington with a copy of a Dickerson 801610![]()
August 10 2003 - 74 degrees - 8PM
storms & waiting for the White Flies![]()
August 8 2003 - 78 degrees - PM
heavy air makes evening mist pour along the river![]()
August 5 2003 - 75 degrees - 12:50PM
Corner pool - quiet but breezy afternoon -![]()
this time of year most creatures stay close to the water but use the foliage for camouflage![]()
August 4 2003 - 77 degrees - 2:45PM
from the Birches during a pulse of 750cfs![]()
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the river by month:JULY- AUGUST- SEPTEMBER- OCTOBER- NOVEMBER- DECEMBER- JANUARY- FEBRUARY- MARCH- APRIL- MAY- JUNE in loving memory
Herbert E. Abrams
Artist - Aviator - Pioneer - Fisherman![]()
March 20, 1921- August 29, 2003
Photos & text © Wm Abrams - protected by copyright
See copyright information HERE for detailsPlease forgive typos, misspellings and 'server stutter' - prices and specifications subject to change periodically NOTE: Please feel free to use photos for personal computer desktops but do not reproduce any of these images on a website or any newsletter / magazine without prior permission. I make the digital originals available in good faith, please don't abuse that availability.