A bright spring day was on tap yesterday, so Jeanette and I spent some time in the woods enjoying the the variety of flowers that are blooming. It seems everywhere you look you'll see them, some so tiny you almost strain the eyes. We also walked a small stream, one that has wild trout in its upper reaches. But this section is reserved for another wild fellow. Armed with a 2wt and a few dries I had a blast wrestling with the inhabitants of this stream.
A few hundred yards upstream wild brook trout predominate.
But here these guys are king. They are ever so scrappy on the 2wt, and do not care much what you offer them. Everyone is beautiful, especially when the sun hits their wet bodies.
When we arrived home I had some dough and decided to make some stuffed bread. This along with a salad made for a great ending to a great spring day.
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Great post Alan nice to see the flowers lighting up the ccountryside. What a smashing looking fish are they crappies?
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The scene is starting to get very pretty.
Those are bluegills.
'Gills are one of my favorite fish! You've got me pumped for spawning season now. Had to be a blast on a light rod.
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They're probably a kids first fish, and one I never tire of.
They're great foes a light setup.
yum! looks great!
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Looks like a great day indeed!
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Alan
ReplyDeleteNo matter how you slice it the perch or the bread are a winner. Those perch had to be a blast on the 2wt. ---------------love those bluegills!!! thanks for sharing
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They're real scrappers.
Tenkara has given me a new found respect for bluegills and the other panfish I used to despise when I was a kid. The right rod, 2 wt or tenkara rod makes these guys fun to catch.
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Wonderful honest fish. There's not a requirements to taking them, but mounds of enjoyment.
Alan, love that header photo. You should send that in to Orvis !
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I just might do that.