"Good Morning".
Yesterday I teamed up with Kirk to fish a stream. We decided to meet at nine thirty, no sense in going earlier because the fish on this stream sleep in. As it turned out I was a few minutes early and thought why not cast a fly into that deep pool so close to where we park. I tied on a Picket Pin wet and took a few casts. It was not long when I saw Kirk pull up. As he got out of the truck a trout hit the fly. A short time later I held a handsome brown.
Post spawn wild brown trout. Now looking for a deep hole to ride out the winter.
We continued fishing, both of us taking some beautifully colored brookies. This one rising to a dry fly...Elk Hair Caddis.
There's a short window of opportunity to get these guys when they feed. So when the top water activity ceased I put on a Orange Head wet fly. It worked.
I never took an actual stream temp but I'll bet it was in the thirties.
The Orange Head, and a Connecticut small stream wild brookie.
Along the way we were greeted by these wonderful Springer pups. We stopped for a spell to chat with their owner and heap a lot of petting on the two.
Brk Trt, nice post!!
ReplyDeleteYour very lucky to be able to spend so much time on those small stream gems catching those beauties, along with good friends who like to share the same experiences........Phil
DRYFLYGUY,
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It's one of the advantages to retirement, and having many small streams close to home.
Hi Alan, is that fried bologna stuffed between that English muffin? Very nice choice.
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At what water temperature will the fish stop chasing flies?
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Ed,
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You nailed it...good stuff, once and awhile.
I have found that when the water temp is at 33 or so they become very slow. They will still take a nymph fished slowly and placed in front of their nose.
The pictures are deceiving, it doesn't look that cold.
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It did manage to warm up to about 42 or so....the sun felt so good.
Thats some blades (fins)on that brookie!
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I was wondering who would be the first to notice and mention it.
Still catching brookies on dries in December, very nice indeed !
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So far so good. Hope it lasts a bit longer.
Alan
ReplyDeleteFirst off, I really like the looks of that breakfast, did the Caddis have a small beadhead? What is the depth on the takes of the wet flies? Last question, how in the world do you get those trout to be still long enough to take the pic.---the usual for me is a quick flip while I am trying to get the shot and before I know it the trout is back in the water--beautiful trout as usual!!! Thanks for sharing
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The caddis were Elk Hair, which are a dry fly. They took the wets at about mid current and just under the surface. There are times when they flip around and I find myself with a photo of my hand. Most of the time if you handle them gently without squeezing they will remain still....for a bit.
I must say, your food photos always hook be in...but the best is always nearing the end. :) Cheers, my friend. Beautiful.
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Most times Erin.
Very nice Alan. I am not sure what looks better- the food or the fish.
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There are times when I can't determine that either.
That brown is a beauty... thanks for sharing.
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Interesting last name.
You are the master of fried baloney sandwiches. Oh, the trout are really nice to.
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They're really great. I'm going to feature the making of several on a future blog post.
Nice Sandwich! We have browns survive the summer in our local TMA, but they look nothing like the one you got. thanks for sharing.
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Very tasty. The trout hold up well on that stream.
Purely beautiful fish for this time of year. That Picket Pin sure does well in your small streams. Thanks for sharing your winter stream fishing with us.
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Really colored up. The Picket Pin is a wonderful fish taker.
the pups would have suckered me in for sure. :)
ReplyDeleteHoliday Greetings from the U.P. of Michigan. Right now stream fishing is just about shut down with the exception of a open stretch of the Chocolay river (not too far from me) for lake run browns and steelhead. I stumbled across your site looking for images of sea-run browns and brookies on google. The sea (Lake Superior)-run we have up here we call "coaster" brook trout, but they're basically no different than your "salters".
ReplyDeleteCurrently, I'm spending a lot of time on frozen lakes trying to catch some bluegill, walleye or perch, because I do like to eat fish occassionally.
I flyfish brookies May through the end of September up here, and have done my best on the Muddler. Brookies can get big up here and my personal best was an 18 or 19 inch female that I released. It hit a muddler fished at dusk in early June on a local stream about 8 years back.
I build rods and prefer fiberglass. Jon
This goes with the above post.
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