A New Blue Line, glacial almost.

An outing I took last week to fish a new blue line, a glacial blue line. The hour plus drive put me on a road that winds up a mountain with a stream that flows down a steep gradient over some impressive boulders and countless blow downs. The storms that blow through this area must be some doozies. I managed to find a cut off along side the road and my little Honda just fit. The sun was up for an hour already but the stream was dark, hemlocks and maples made sure of it. I geared up and walked through the woods to the stream. The first pool I came to really took my breath away. The water flowing looked like water I have seen in videos flowing out of glaciers. The water appeared to be white, and the reason was the streams bottom, which was white sand and very light gravel.

Stepping into the water I felt like I stepped into ice water. The stream thermometer came out and the temp was 56 degrees. All through my time fishing here I checked the water and the warmest it got was 58. Now I was in a cold stream, good water flows, and lots of cover, the only question remaining was, are there brook trout here?

The answer was yes. Flies that were drifted in such places were able to wake up the waters with slashes and splashes.

Most of the brookies were like this. Very dark in color which is surprising for such a light colored stream bottom.

After a morning of fishing I went back to the Honda for a snack. I had a nice hot coffee in the early morning and left it in the cup holder. What was left was cold but still tasted good with the peanut butter crackers. I scanned the map and found I could fish another area stream for an hour or so, well off I was.

This stream was also flowing nicely, and the brook trout were just as friendly. There are another 3-4 streams located near here that I want to check out.....maybe this week.