Friday, June 5, 2020

Still "working"...

Good morning fellow throwers of the fly. You see before you a plate of corn pancakes, melted butter and maple syrup. A fine way to start the day. Fishing for trout has been really good. They have settled in sort of and the usual places in the stream is where you can find them. They have been very receptive to top water flies and that's what I have been giving them. I have not featured one of my best dry flies here in some time, but I have been fishing it right along. It still brings them up in any stream in any type of water. Bright sunlight or cloudy skies it really doesn't matter.


The bright clear water of this run produced several rises. I managed a couple of hookups and one to hand.




These wild brookies are in great condition. Healthy and strong.


This is the riffle at the head of a pool. In that pool were a group of brookies that I encountered. They came up and took the fly. One stayed on for a second and broke off. The other missed it twice.


The third one managed to stay on. 


Have you guessed what fly?









10 comments:

  1. Alan, I've seen that body-hackled dry fly in past posts, but embarrassed to say I don't recall its name. It's too early in the morning for my brain to be fully functional...nice fish & glad to see you busted out the boo!

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    1. Matt Harding
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      Matt I'm very familiar with the AM cob webs...I have been fishing the cane rod the last few outings. What a nice feeling it is to catch a brookie on it.

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  2. Hi Alan. You tie so many different flies it's hard to remember them all, but if I had to guess, I'd say Ausable Bomber.

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    1. Mark Kautz
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      Mark your right...the Ausable Bomber. The best wild trout dry fly out there.

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  3. Hi Alan, The Ausable Bomber is an incredible fly. Your posts encouraged me to tie them and I need to thank you for that. You brought me back to my childhood with the Corn pancakes. Every once in a while mom would add in some fresh corn or bacon.
    Now I'll have to check if we have corn meal so we can have them for breakfast.
    Kurt

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    1. Brookie61
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      Kurt just a few additions can turn pancakes into something special. Look how great our lives were when we were young.

      Is that young lady still have an interest in fly tying? If so e-mail me.

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  4. Alan
    Wow, those are some healthy brook trout, the Bomber strikes again, one awesome dry fly. You've talk me into having pancakes for breakfast tomorrow morning. Thanks for sharing

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    1. Bill Trussell
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      Bill it's a fly that never fails whenever it's put into service. Your going to eat well tomorrow morning.

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  5. Good Morning Alan,
    Those corn pancakes do look like fine breakfast (or anytime fare). I used to make pancakes with added sweetcorn and chopped bacon, similar maybe to Kurt's mother. Dont make them up now as my wife cannot have any grains due to a genuine serious health condition. Do you ever eat grits? We developed a liking for them after our tour through mostly southern states in 1992.
    Those brookies look like they are getting plenty of tucker in their stream. Beautiful fish, aren't they?
    Took a guess on the fly before reading the comments and got the name right--Ausable Bomber. Not a fly that I see in OZ. I came across some Renegade flies at a small country tackle shop a few months ago. Interesting looking fly and again never seen by me before except in US fly fishing.
    This weekend is the last one before the trout streams close until September. I intend getting out after work and hopefully pick up a few trout. Missed most of the 2020 part of the season due to shoulder problems early this year and then COVID19 restrictions.
    If the gods favour me, I'll send you some photos.
    Kindest Regards,
    Steve.

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    1. Steve
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      Steve I lived in San Antonio Texas for almost 2 years. Grits were as common as coffee in the morning. I could never really take to them, I can't explain why. My son thinks that they should be served at every meal. The Bomber is not likely to be found in most fly shops, even here in the US they are a tough find. Hope you can fish and I look forward to the photos.

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