Mountains and forests and brook trout seem to go together. When they are looked at separately their beauty and grace are almost unbeatable. When they are combined there is nothing in the natural world that can compare. In her book "Brook Trout Forest" author Kathy Scott wrote..."someone once said that if you pour cold water on mountains you'll get brook trout. If you pour cold water through forests you'll get them too". When you think about that your conclusion has to be the same.
Such is the case for this little intimate stream here in Connecticut. Not a destination of traveling anglers, or a stream written in the pages of fly fishing literature. But it is home to wild brook trout and for this angler that's enough.
It's little runs and plunges hold brook trout...if your "not" careful you'll see them as they dart away.
But when care is used and a fly placed on the water a little jewel will grace your hand.
I'm glad for these tiny places, and I'm always excited to fish these small streams.
The true "spirits of the stream".....
I'm always amazed how small the streams are where you find those little jewels.
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Mark I am amazed that there are so many of these tiny streams that support these fish....truly wonderful.
Nice job finding a few that would come to the dry!
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The last outing before yesterday's "skunk".
They were nice to me then but not yesterday.
"...a little jewel will grace your hand". What a beautiful phrase Alan.
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Chuck they truly are "little jewels"
I know you love them very much.
The last brookie is a beauty! Good job bringing a few to hand, before the freeze sets in.
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Pete he did have some beautiful color.
It's going to get nasty cold for a few days....are you ready for it?
Alan, I happen to cherish the destinations that no reputations, they are the ones with the most interest to me. I love to explore unchartered water,these are the streams that sometimes surprise you the most. That last Brookie is a true gem. Probably most of the streams you fish are ignored by most fisherman. Thankyou.
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Brad the stream with the least notoriety is the stream I'll fish. Most of the streams we fish have more walkers than anglers.....some very nice land owners too.
You know Alan, no matter how many colorful small streams and beautiful brookies you post, I never get tired of it.
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Howard I love bringing them to you. I always appreciate your comments.
Thank God for these little streams and the tenacious brook trout they hold. I appreciate each and every one of your posts and pictures, Alan. I know I've said it before, but it just amazes me these gems are still around after centuries of development, dams, pollution and the like.
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Sam the brook trout is tenacious but it needs our help. Dams and culverts are obstructions that could really benefit the brook trout at this point.
Think before you type Alan....dam and culvert removal would really benefit the brook trout at this point....another cup of coffee would benefit me at this point.
DeleteThe light purple sheen on that first fish sure is something special.
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Rowan when the light hits their gill plate, especially when wet the colors came be beautiful.
As you have stated, I too, would rather fish waters that are common and close too home with less pressure than the more fabled waters. That particular stream certainly kicked a few beauties............
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Mel less is more, especially now. There is something about solitude and ly fishing that seem to go well together.
Me, I comment on your blog and they don't seem to show up.
as always Alan top class fishing and pictures, the colours on the trout are stunning
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George the trout are pretty right now.
Gorgeous colors on that last brook, no artist could paint that!! thanks for sharing
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Bill and artist would have his work cut out for him trying to duplicate the brook trout.
Brook trout truly deserve their name. They can scratch out a living in the smallest of streams. I grew up fishing them out of ditches actually.
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Ben I never overlook clean cold water.
I have a stream that is sort of a ditch, and at times they're in there.