W. Branch Ausable report 6/4 - 6/5

[gunnerdk]

Fished the west branch last week and landed 40 or so trout all in the 6- 12 inch range. We were suprised at the lack of larger fish. We have been fishing there for the last 7 years and always have managed at least 6 fish in the 16 + inch range. We had some decent numbers of caddis on the water and few march browns and sulphers. Caught about half on standard nymph patterns and the other half on snoshoe usauls tied on size 14's and 12's. I hate to say it because i love fishing up there but we may have to start spending more time in the catskills. We fished the west branch of the delaware and the beaverkill in the begining of may and every fish we landed was 16 inches and their colors were amazing. Anyone else seeing the fish on the ausable getting smaller?

Tight Lines.
Jim