Along The Stream And Through The Wood

Snow flurries this morning, accumulations of a dusting to maybe an inch....oh well. The day was right out of mid winter. Dark gray skies and snow squalls that caused a whiteout at times. The coating soon became more and the brief winds made for tough fishing. Now I do not do a great deal of casting when fishing small streams so that was not a big issue. The problem came from the slick snow. Footing along the bank became slippery and concentration became enhanced just to keep from falling in. But I must say it was a beautiful scene.

Winter outings are not fish producers. The subtle take of a brookie is most times reward enough.

And the times when your actually able to bring one to hand is a super reward worthy of a hot cup of coffee.

On this day the images of a winter stream were breathtaking. On view was prettier than the one before. Sparkling clear cold water and the occasional willing brook trout made it seem all was good.

And it was.