October was a very rainy month, and November is adding to the totals. I ventured out today and did not know what I would find. Last night we had anywhere form a half inch to more than an inch depending where in the state you were. T he stream I selected was flowing full. Leaves were in the water along with lots of pine needles. On average you were able to get a few feet of drift before your fly found either a leaf or a needle but every so often a fish would take the fly.
A high flow wild brook trout.
Water every where.
And brookies every where.
A very deep pool. I wondered what was in it. Perhaps a streamer would be a good choice.
Looking in the box I selected Salars Nemesis.... It was the right choice.
I caught 4 brookies in that pool, this one was the biggest.
Lovely wee fishies. Wonder why the big boy is not as colored up as the others?
ReplyDeleteWilliam Shuck
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Bill I really don't have an answer to that. But I will guess at it. Maybe it came out of a different stream and into the one I was fishing. There are several streams that feed the bigger one. Also look at the other fish and you'll see they are some what thinner then the last one, again they to may have entered from another stream. And then there is this, he's a late bloomer.
Even with all the rain, a perfect day.
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Mark it sure was. I'm liking the rain, it's creating many new areas in which to fish....natures reconstruction.
Alan
ReplyDeleteHigh water is like a conveyor belt of fresh food for trout; congrats on a successful outing!!! Thanks for sharing
Bill Trussell
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Bill the amount of food being washed in is incredible. I saw lots of earthworms about, I can only imagine how many washed into the stream.
Hi, any chance you'd be able to share a materials list for this? I'm new to tying and would like to give this one a go. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteLooks like after a little more digging I found it here on your blog.
Deletesjauch
DeleteThanks here is a good pots on the Salars Nemesis
https://smallstreamreflections.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-soft-hackled-fly-addict-salars.html
Beautiful fish as always! I also tried your turkey soup recipe, wife and I loved it.
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Bill that soup is so simple to fix and it really is delicious. Thanksgiving is coming.
Boy that stream is certainly flowing high, Alan. I saw a report that said Connecticut is well over a foot above average rain fall which should do plenty of good recharging aquifers I would think. Fishing with you via your site is the only "fishing" I have been doing so I appreciate every one of your posts. Best, Sam
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Sam those underground tanks are going to very beneficial in the future. I love having you fish with me.
Great post! We have been getting a ton of rain here in Georgia as well, at least by Autumn standards.
ReplyDeleteWhen the water is up like that, are you fishing your soft hackles down and across, or up and let them sink? Do you find it harder to detect strikes?
Thanks again for a great blog!
Jedidiah Green
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Jedidiah I'll fish them both ways depending on how deep the pool is and how fast the stream is flowing. Today I fished some slow moving pools and had success just letting the fly go where the flow took it. The strikes have been solid, but will be subtle once the water temps drop.