Here it is September 2nd, we have turned the page and are entering the meteorological autumn. There have been subtle changes going on like various leaves in color transition, trees are dropping nuts and acorns can be hazardous when they fall on an unsuspecting angler along a small stream. I've noticed pumpkins for sale in the local farm stands and the first fairs of the season will take place this weekend. Sunset is 7:25 today and by the end of the month it will be 6:35.
These next few months will be lovely times to be outdoors, with those wonderful cool mornings when a flannel shirt will be very comforting. The streams will be active with spawning brook trout, and the dry fly will be the fly of choice. I hope you will have the time to enjoy theses days of transition.
A little competition between two of the best small stream dry flies will be taking place this fall on the streams I fish. The Ausable Wulff and the Ausable Bomber will be getting equal time on the water over the next few months and I will keep a tally and post my results on which one performed best. I think I'll check out a new thin blue line today.
My favorite time of year...clear, crisp mornings that require a fleece jacket and a hot cup of coffee are hard to beat!
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Jeff it sounds so wonderful. We could use some refreshing. A slice of apple pie would go so well with that hot coffee.
There is no better time to be out enjoying the outdoors than now through the end of October. The autumn leaves and brookie colors are hard to beat.
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Chris the north east sparkles and shines this time of year. Could you email me your address?
Yes very nice that small fly and I wish you lucky this seasons ...
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Armando I hope that small fly brings a few fish to the surface this fall.
gorgeous opening shot!
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Theresa I never though it would look that good when I took it.
That first photo, wonderful, seems to have some brookie coloration to it.
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Walt Like I said to Theresa I never thought it would finish like that. It does have brookie colors, perhaps a good sign.
Beautiful opening shot. I agree with Rivertoprambles with it resembling brook trout colors. Love the great unexpected shots.
ReplyDeleteI've got my money on the fly on the left.
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Justin there are those times when the pics you think might not be so good turn out to be quite nice.
You like the Ausable Wulff.
Bring it on..fall that is..and brookies in their formal attire..
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Mike I love their formal attire.
Look forward to your posts. Could you share some of your photography techniques? Type of camera?
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Ted
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Ted I mostly get the image in the screen a snap. I'm not a professional and most of the quality comes from the image.
The camera I use is a Nikon L820, with the standard lens that comes with the camera.
Alan
ReplyDeleteAre the Bombers size 12? It is amazing that the Brook Trout will take a fly that size. Thanks for sharing
Bill Trussell
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The Wulff's and the Bombers are size 14. Bill I have had brookies spit out a minnow almost their size.
Absolutely love the first picture! Can't wait to see how each fly performs! I have been wanting to do some sort of experiment like this myself. I prefer the bomber just because it floats well, it's easier to tie (for me anyway), but it's a close one when it comes to performance. I feel like bombers are better freestone flies, whereas wulffs are better low gradient stream flies...just an observation I have made. Maybe it has something to do with the insect types on each of these types of streams. Have you noticed this as well?
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Jonathan you are correct on your assessment of the two flies. The bomber seems to work well wet, upside down, side ways, where as the wulff needs to be floated like a natural insect.