The New England Aster, a most beautiful flower. About this time of year these wild flowers make their debut along the streams I fish. Their dainty petals in a muted purple color are an attraction I find hard to pass. I find that photographs of this flower are like photographs of brook trout do no justice to either one. A trek along a river the other day I found many of the Asters growing in clumps, each flower prettier than the other. I am told the Aster is edible and that the roots were used at one time as medicine. I know when I observe them and spend some time looking at them I get a comforting feeling.
Some where between Barkhamsted and Collinsville....so beautiful.
Low water conditions made for difficult fishing...in the end it turned out just fine.
Maybe I should have fished this fly?
Asters: A wonderful late summer treat for my bees. Water temps dropping like a rock up here and the brookies are coloring up nicely. Beautiful shot of the Farmington, Alan. I see your trees are starting to color up as well as the fish.
ReplyDeletemike
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Mike water temps here at 58 steady, but the brookies are still a bit muted. Love this time of year.
Alan
ReplyDeleteHow I wish I had a place like this to fish near Jasper. The Sipsey I fish here can't match the Farmington. Why---because we only have a half mile of fish-able waters to fish for trout. The rest of the tailrace which is 3 miles is extremely deep with no back casting at all along it's banks.
You are one lucky fly fisherman!! Thanks for sharing
Bill Trussell
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Bill there is so much water to fish on the Farmington, it has trout in numbers for at least 13 miles. There are favorite holes that seem to attract numbers of anglers but you can find fish and solitude if you desire.
Alan - Great photos and although I have never been to the Farmington it reminds me of a couple of streams in NW Jersey. Thanks also for giving me the correct name of that flower! We could use a bit of rain our way but streams and brooks are in decent shape.
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Pat in your days of retirement you should visit the Farmington. Rain would certainly help now.
Maybe you should have fished that flower...! have we ever done it..... Beautiful picture!
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Armando once my wife and I were standing on a bridge observing some small trout just resting in a pool. I took a few small yellow flowers and dropped them in the water and sure enough one of the trout rose to the flower.