Thursday, November 7, 2019

Remembering October

We are now into November. The days are real short in terms of actual light. And there is snow in our future. Now that the shock of reality has set in I would like to show you some of the great days of October, a truly "glorious" season. The gentle rolling hills in blazing color.



We stopped along the road to admire the color when an apple tree appeared. An apple picked and enjoyed all be it tart.


One of my best wild brook trout of October. A true wild jewel.


While seeking out a stream I crossed a cornfield. In the corn I spotted quite a few bluebirds. Lovely creatures.


The first streamer brookie of October.


The cobble in the stream in competition with fallen leaves. I love places like this in the streams.


A brookie and a bamboo rod. Many times in October these two combined to fill my mind and soul with joy and inspiration.


A last view of an October small stream.


A friend that seems to be close when the brook rout are not....












17 comments:

  1. Beautiful pictures, Alan. I love that big brookie! October for us this year was unexpectedly mild, I suspect we're going to pay for that...

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    1. mike
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      A mild October here also..reality is upon us.
      I hope you were able to enjoy the good while you had it.

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  2. Autumn, fantastic color, brookies and cane- who could ask for more.
    agree with previous commentary- it is already cold for early November.going to freeze our a$$ on the deer stand this year LOL
    GREAT post Allan. Happy Holidays to you and the family.

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    1. Anonymous
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      I was poking about the deer woods today lots of sign.
      Early Nov. has been good fishing wise.
      A great holiday season to you and yours.

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  3. November in Nor Cal means fishing downcountry. They just started planting Lake Camanche. Always big Rainbows.

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    1. Mark Kautz
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      Mark I hope you are able to take advantage of that stocking. Nice only lasts just so long.

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  4. beautiful photos and really October is a beautiful month both in North America and in my place of the South American cone, with low temperatures even of 10 gcentigrade about 50 fahrenheit ... prepare to receive there the hard and long winter.

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    1. Armando Milosevic
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      Armando October has something for everyone. Warm days cool nights. Scenery at its peak, and willing trout. As we trend into winter we will have the thoughts of this beautiful month to keep us warm. Be well friend.

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  5. Simply beautiful, Alan. I remember when I hunted grouse I would come across some wild apples and remember how tart they were. They were a nice treat though. That first brook trout is really something! I bet it fought like crazy.

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    1. Sam
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      Grouse hunting. That is something I've not done in years. I remember my last hunt, no grouse but a beautiful woodcock was harvested. Where that apple was picked was in grouse country of Vermont. That brookie was taken on the bamboo rod and it's battle was epic.

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  6. Alan
    October has flown by, it seems as we get older the months past faster.
    Thanks for sharing some outstanding images!!

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    1. Bill Trussell
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      Bill as we age the time does pick up speed. I know you enjoy every minute of it and gain the most from it.

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  7. A fine collection of October photos Alan. I got 4 days of heavy rain that took another week until the river slowed & cleaned up. But, I still managed to catch some fine coastal cutthroat & a couple coho.

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    1. Matt Harding
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      Wow, that's a lot of water dumping into those rivers.
      Mat did you take the cutts and salmon on streamers?

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    2. Hey Alan, sorry for the late response, I caught a couple with a black woolly bugger and a fry pattern.

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  8. Alan,
    You have chronicled October quite well! Thanks to you, this magical month will be in our memories forever! Thank you for this! October in Ohio was quite spectacular! Many beautiful trees and scenes were on fire like never before! When the water starts to turn over and becomes gin clear, it gives the bluegill a steely blue appearance that is pretty awesome! They also seem to prefer smaller, darker patterns and will put up some awe inspiring rises against them! For a short period of time, matching the hatch and 7x tippets (sometimes 8x) take on more importance! Sometimes maddening but always wonderful!
    Viva L'October,
    Dougsden

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    1. Dougsden
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      Doug as you state the water clarity is awesome. And as the bluegill prefers the darker smaller fly so does the brookie, stay tuned for "small and dark" which is coming to your favorite blog.
      And October which we remember as lovely a bit of reality this morning..."ice" on the pond out front of home. The earliest I have seen it in 20 years.

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