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Hunny, I'm home. Spectacular place!!! ( especially when the foliage was peaking.) The whole 1500 acre waterway was loaded with flyfishable depths, clear water, coves, islands and TONS of cover of every kind. Unfortunatly we had a major storm roll through during the first 24 hrs which left several inches of rain, 20 deg nights and some lingering 25-30knot winds through Thursday. Fall is a unpredictable time in general but this really put the the fishing off early in the week. ( Not much to do but stoke teh fire, eat and drink. Damn!) Still the weather and fishing got continiusly better as the week went on . By Saturday we had 60deg partly sunny , 2-5K winds. Sweet! Fished a mix of gear but made sure to get some time in with the fly rod. Top fly was a 4", weedless red and white bunny fly fished slow. Got a few 30" pike and some fat 2#+ small and largemeouth bass all on this same fly. ( Saw several smallies in the 4-5# range follow my fly/lure.) Camping (after the initial storm) was excellent as these sites are spacious & REMOTE . One of the cool things about getting to Middle Saranac is that you have to ferry your gear upstreem from the ramp for an hour + and even have to go through a self service 1800's style river lock! (We packed enough food, drink and "comfort stuff" to sink the boat . It was a sight to see for passing canoests!)
I'll post some pics latter.
P.s. This would be a good place for a STS campout. A bit of a ride but worh it. Can't wait to try it in the spring when the fishing will be predictable and (reportedly) spectacular.