Thursday, March 9, 2017

The "Outback" The Beauty And The........

The "Outback", not the famous one of "downunder" but the humbling one of Connecticut. I have written several posts about this wild and almost uninhabitable piece of real estate. The stream that runs through it is as pretty as can be, and as long as you stay in the water you will not be molested by all that lives along its banks.

The stream itself has some beautiful runs that sweep into deep undercut banks. Many of these places are home to strong wild brown trout. Yesterday I was put in my place by a host of these browns, and more or less told we will not give in.


I fished for 3 hours with a variety of flies. I observed rising fish, like the ones you see on a June evening. I had a brown of memorable size rise to a size 16 parachute Adams, this fish really put a bend in the little glass rod. I fought the brown, keeping him out of the wood in the stream, only to loose him at my foot. This was my day. At one point I was 0 for 7.


Well as I worked my way back to the Honda I fished many of the runs I fished going in. The trout were no longer rising but I knew they would still be looking up. Tied on the line was a over-hackled wet fly, and I put a bit of floatant on the tippet. The fly was was cast and pulled back against the current. A rise and a hookup. This time I was able to win out, and a handsome wild "Outback" brown was at hand. I know from experience that the "Outback" is just starting to wake up and that better day's are indeed ahead. But then again I just had a "better day"..........









28 comments:

  1. Sweet little brook..... and a dandy Brown trout to boot....

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    1. Amazing how these salmonids repopulate suitable water, all over the place yet try as we may, it seems almost impossible to reestablish atlantic salmon.

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    2. Doug Korn,Fly Tyer
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      Doug it is one of the better wild brown trout streams, but the briars are brutal. If you are on blood thinners you should stay away.

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    3. John Dornik
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      John I believe the salmon restoration problem takes place out in the sea. But the CT being on the low end of suitable waters does not help either.

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  2. Some days are like that, when LDRs are the rule rather than the exception. But even if one does not bring any fish to hand, being able to spend time on water like that with active fish around constitutes a good day in my book.

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    1. William Shuck
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      Bill you are so right. Day's as such don't stick with you for very long. We're back to winter tomorrow.

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  3. Good looking wild brown. Love the scenic pics of the steam. Any day like you had is a good day!! Enjoy!

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    1. TROUT1
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      Pete the browns in that stream are usually well dressed. It was a good day and I'll have you join me there one day.

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  4. Sounds great BrkTrt... And, man, that log and plunge - it looks so perfect it's hard to believe nature did it! :)

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    1. Hibernation
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      Will that log has been there for as long as I have fished that stream. There are times when the sun hits the water and it looks just like "bubbling diamonds"

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    2. I bet in the fall there would be some good sights to see trout jumping over that log heading upstream to spawn. One of my most memorable sights was watching brook trout plowing through leaf dams going up through a small feeder stream. If they couldn't go through them they went over them.

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    3. Sam is that not determination. I have seen them busting leaf dams, at first I thought they were snakes until I looked in closer.

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  5. I don't recall reading previously about the "Outback"! Really is a pretty stream and I could sure see why the Brown Trout want to protect their home waters.

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    1. Mel-Fly Tyin Times
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      Mel here are a couple of posts I've done on the "Outback.

      https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7050365015235775568#editor/target=post;postID=8874760009517827162;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=4;src=postname


      http://smallstreamreflections.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-walk-aboutoutback.html

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  6. That's a gorgeous stream. Thanks for taking us along!

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    1. Jay Guarneri
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      Jay as it get closer to warmer times it will get even better.

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  7. Alan - I've been wondering about that stream now that winter is winding down. Even though you lost most of them, you had a nice number of hookups for this time of year and you still got to hold a handsome wild brown. I call that a good day!

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    1. Mark Wittman
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      Mark the stream fished very well. Come May-June it should really come to life.
      Now we are headed back to winter.

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  8. I just discovered this blog recently and what a gem it is.

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    1. Unknown
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      I'm glad you found "us"...we are a great group here and look forward to your future comments.

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  9. Looks a nice water to fish Alan, just my cup of coffee, nice report as always.

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    1. George
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      George I'm happy to hear your lover of coffee.
      Brown trout season should be opening for you soon.

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    2. a couple of weeks away yet but got plenty to do in the meantime.

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  10. What a beautiful stream, Alan, along with that wild brown. Sounds like you had some good action in a tough place to fish.

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    1. Parachute Adams
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      Sam for the time of year, March is not one of my most productive months, seems like there is so much transition taking place. But I'll take it.

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  11. Alan
    Outstanding stream, those browns seem to have a bit more strength than the brookies you catch. Thanks for sharing

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    1. Bill Trussell
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      Bill I think they both have the same fire, but the browns can be a bit more tougher to get them to take a fly.

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  12. That's some really beautiful water!

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