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I'm told you are supposed to show photos and writings of the previous year before the New Year starts. Well that's how some do it but not me. It was a fabulous year 2018 and some very good days outdoors were racked up. 2019 has just started and I hope it will match the results of 2018. So until I can get out fishing I would like to share a few photos from last year.
Caddis flies..they are probably found most everywhere, and fish love them. I like tying them because they are almost fool proof. No matter how rag tag you can put them together they work.
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Have you ever had real good bacon. Bacon that comes in a slab with the rind on. If not please find a shop where you can get it. Take it home and slice it thick and enjoy.
This was the smallest stream I fished last year. In the pool below the culvert I observed two small brookies. There was no way I could get close to the pool to make a cast. So I went upstream of the culvert and allowed the fly to drift through it. I could not see the trout take but felt it on. I unfortunately lost it in the culvert.
A Connecticut "salter"?
Hooked by the slimmest of margins and still made it to hand.
I had a blast fishing for these last year. This guy from Candlewood lake took a Spruce fly.
Today is National Spaghetti Day. A very special day at my home.
Through the culvert! Cool!
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Tom improvise.
I agree with Tom, that is thinking, um, beyond the culvert, so to speak :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like a lot of fun was had across the board!
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Will I gave it a shot and this time it worked out.
Hard fished and super pressured trout are nothing like wild trout in a small stream.
That's one of my 2019 resolutions, to do some Bluegill and maybe Bass fishing. Haven't done that (intentionally) since we lived in Wisconsin.
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Bill I love fishing for those bluegills. They are so aggressive and fight like the dickens when hooked. Very pretty too.
I suppose us bloggers can do a previous year recap when ever we want. We're the owners after all. I thought every day was National Spaghetti Day. Let's get on with 2019.
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Mark you make two very good points. You have a knack of doing that often. Blog on buddy.....
Alan
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you had some good happenings going on for 2018; casting up stream is a great way to get a take when casting across is limited.Thanks for sharing
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Bill 2018 was a good year in many ways. Small streams will make you try most everything in the book.
Hi Alan
ReplyDeleteI have used the through the culvert trick too! It was when I was a kid on holiday in Austria. Up in the mountains where we were staying there were loads of small streams in the forest which were chocked full with small brownies and brookies. They would spook at the slightest false move so casting was out of the question. I didn’t fly fish at the time so my dad suggested I send a free line worm down a culvert under a path into the plunge pool below - it worked a treat on those fish!
That spaghetti looks so good with the clams by the way - we are having spaghetti with pancetta tonight (wish I could have some of those clams in there too!).
Take care
Alistair
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Alistair I'll bet those streams in Austria were beautiful, and not much pressure on them either.
Spaghetti is so versatile and pancetta so tasty.
I remember bacon with rind and the smell of the shop. It was cut off to feed the birds along withe bread crusts. I'im afraid most of it went in my gullet!
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That smoked bacon smell is awesome. I compare it to fresh baked bread. Frying bacon with the rind can cause some curling in the pan, but remove it a fry separately and enjoy.
Those caddis flies look deadly! I have never purchased that size of a slab of bacon but I will try it if I can find a good local producer in South Jersey.
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Pat I had a great day today with those caddis, just at the surface they liked them.
I don't know how far you are from Lancaster, but they have some great slabs of bacon.
Brk trt, everything looks great. I LOVE the spaghetti with clams like you have it. I like mine with kind'a of a garlic white wine sauce. Perfect!!
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Phil garlic is also favored, and I'm sure white wine can't hurt.
have to agree about the bacon, finding a decent dry cure is hard over here,
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And it's not easy to find it here. Fast production is what corps want. Thankfully there are a few guys that still do it the old way and I have a couple near me.
Alan,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to start the new year! The very first caddis pattern above is just how I like to see nearly any soft-hackled pattern. I like that particular style! The bluegill picture is nice as you know my pension for these gems! And, the very small pool at the end of the culvert is intriguing! The "magical" pool shown below is such a gem and so beautiful! You are indeed blessed with many such places in your beautiful state of Connecticut! Please keep feeding us with all your adventures! I'm loving this!
Dougsden (and, you really know how to eat well! That pasta dish...yum!)
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Doug caddis flies tyed in such a way can be fished dry or wet and very effectively. The "magical" pool has some of the smallest most beautiful brookies in CT.
I have been enjoying your e-mails. The story of John Voelker was great. Did I ever tell you that he is one of three that inspire me?
I agree about the bacon and our butcher cures his own from proper free-range pigs. Smoked or unsmoked, back or streaky. Fantastic, as is all of his produce. Spaghetti and with clams. Lovely... Regards, John
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John to make a quality product you must have the best ingredients, and with bacon that means free range pork.
I love the picture of the "magical pool" at the bottom. Reminds me so much of a similar pool in my home town that has railroad tracks 50 feet above it. In my younger days I fished the pool, then crawled through the culvert to the stream above which rewarded me with a nice brown and a good number of brook trout. In 2019 I have to fish that stream again. The Swift River keeps pulling me in with limited fishing time.
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Sam that's going after your quest in style. I like stories like that. Those little pools and runs can give up some beautiful trout. They may be small but their beauty is outstanding. Maybe this year you'll find some time to fish that small stream. I know I'd like to hear about it.