Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Catch Up, Again #2

This is another venture into wild brook trout territory, one that was made on the 24th of February. It was a day like early April with clear skies, and a sun that brought temperatures into the light fleece range. Talk about comfort, t-shirt, a mid weight flannel and a fleece jacket. The stream was in it's sparkling glory with flows that made for comfortable wading and fly movement. It also brought a few midges to the surface as well as a few dimples on the slick runs. My these days are to be cherished deeply, for since that outing we in Connecticut have had some drastic changes...more on that in a later post.



I was fishing a small marabou wet fly in the pockets, just like the one in the first photo. It is there that I managed to get this fellow to take. The fly is a size 10, with thread body and marabou from a hen pheasant. Great fly.


Now here is a place to find a fish or two. Have I ever told you that I like fishing riffled waters?


In the little seams in the riffles your find moving and feeding brookies, so a fly moved through those areas will usually bring a strike.


Another bit of experimenting. A Mickey Finn tied on a Partridge low water salmon hook, #10. I have also done a Black Ghost tied on the same hook.


What a gnarly piece of stream bank, looks more like a wood pile than a trout stream. Currents swirl in funny ways in places like this. Note make a couple of extra patterns, for your sure to leave one in the pile.


Sunshine in the form of a wild brookie. I hope that these photos brighten up your day.


A wet fly from a previous post. It's tied on an unusual hook, one I found while shopping at a Fly Fishing, Fly Tying museum. The hook is a Mustad 94843...more later.











20 comments:

  1. Lovely piece and I can smell that water from here

    ohn

    PS I used to have a couple of absolutely knackered size twelve Dunkelds and the balder they got the more fish they caught, well they did until they went the way of all flies.

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    1. The Two Terriers
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      John it is a fact that the more a fly is chewed upon the sparser it gets and that translates into a better looking fly to the fish.
      A great deal of my flies find the oddest places to find their final resting places.

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  2. Alan
    Beautiful photos of that stream. The colors on that first brookie are gorgeous. I agree with you that the more the fly gets beat up the better it works!

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    1. TROUT1
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      Pete it sure looks like winter right now. I bet it will be some time before I'll be stream side.

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    1. George
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      With the nasty turn in the weather here those photos look like they are a long way off.

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  4. Alan
    That stream was tailor made for those beautiful brook trout.
    You guys are getting hit hard with some nasty weather, stay safe!! Thanks for sharing

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    1. Bill Trussell
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      Bill they go hand and hand.
      As of now we have about 12 inches and it's still snowing hard. Safe and warm.

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  5. Beautiful fish in that stream.... I really like that last fly in the last photo... Please post the pattern. Thanks Alan, your posts are always fun to read and informative.

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    1. Doug Korn Fly Tyer
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      Doug, the hook is a Mustad 94843, tail, golden pheasant tippets, body is orange Australian possum, wing a small bunch of marabou from a hen pheasant, and partridge hackle.

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    1. Ralph Long
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      Ralph I think I posted it several times. It's one of those flies that always gets a drift.

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  7. Great to hear you got out and had so much luck in that beautiful looking water. I hope the Nor'easter doesn't hit you too hard.

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    1. Howard Levett
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      Howard fishing had been quite enjoyable, until yesterday. A foot plus of snow has put me inside for a few days.

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  8. Absolutely gorgeous pictures, Alan! Northern Maine will be locked away in snow and ice for another couple of months and your pictures get me so excited for spring. Thanks.

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    1. mike
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      Mike it's said that people from northern Maine are used to this weather, "cold and snow"...but I believe it gets to be very tiring about this time of year.
      I'll do my best to throw a little bit of spring your way.

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  9. Those wood piles are gorgeous pieces of trout habitat for sure.

    Justin

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    1. Justin Fleming
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      Justin you would have been thrilled to see just how many brookies came from that pile.

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  10. Beautiful photos Alan..and we are locked up solid here..and it doesn't look to get much better in the near future..

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    1. penbayman
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      Mike I feel sorry for you. They're talking another nor'easter for next week....hold on buddy.

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