Friday, August 28, 2020

Now that's a fine way to break the still of a morning.....

It was a still morning as I approached a long slick pool. There was a heavy riffle leading into it, and it is that riffle that I hoped I'd find a willing trout. I worked my way to a point above the riffle and positioned myself to make my casts so as to be able to cover the complete riffle. I had made several casts and did not find any takers. So I worked my way towards the pool. Most times there will be at least one brookie within the confines of such a pool but on a day like this I guessed there might be several. The fly I had on was a large dry fly, lot's of deer hair, a substantial meal. The draw back would be in the noise that would be made when it was cast upon the quiet pool. Well what the heck, let it rip I said. The fly landed on the water and began a slow slow drift. At one point it seemed the line had gotten in front of the fly. Twitching the fly and tightening the line I got it corrected. The fly remained motionless for a few moments and suddenly the pool exploded. I have seen many a rise but not like this. The fish was on and it ran me into every tight spot in that pool. I did not know what I had on, the stream has both brookies and browns. After several runs including one right at me I finally saw the trout, it was a brookie.



As I lay my hand in the water and gently lifted him out of the water to take a photo he made a bolt to freedom. The fly held and I was able to capture him for a second chance. The photo taken , the fly removed and off into the dark pool he swam.








14 comments:

  1. Sounds like a lovely outing! I recently was letting a spun hair Caddis make a v-wake in a small stream and the fish were slashing at it like little steelhead!

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    1. Hans
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      Hans small stream trout are suckers for fly movement on top. Seems it causes them to strike at it without thought.
      Hope fishing has been good for you.

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  2. Every time you show off a deer hair fly I think, "I gotta' tie some of those." Every time you show off that bamboo rod I think "Yeah, I gotta' get one of them, too."

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    1. mike
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      Mike the deer hair flies should be no problem for you. Now as for the bamboo I would suggest if you can get your hands on one.

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  3. Alan
    That is one nice brook trout. I wonder how long this brook trout called that pool his home. Thanks for sharing

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    1. Bill Trussell
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      Bill brookies are nomads, they will move about the stream often. Now low water can restrict that movement at times but for the most part they will travel.

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  4. Nice one Alan, I'll wager that one bent yer boo...and raised your pulse some. I love it when a fish smashes a dry fly.

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    1. Matt Harding
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      Matt it sure did. The rod held up to it's part very well. Surface action can be spectacular.

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  5. Alan,
    Great story and a fine looking brookie. Thanks for sharing.
    JJ

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    1. Beaverdam
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      Joe in times of low water finding a brookie like that was real special for me...and I did not spook him.

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    1. Mark Kautz
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      Especially looking at where he came from.

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  7. Beautiful brook trout, Alan! It amazes me how hard they can hit a dry fly and the power they have once hooked. I caught a 10 or 11 incher the other night and it was darn close to taking line out. Briefly I thought it was one of the good sized stocked rainbows DFW puts in.

    Best, Sam

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    1. Sam
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      Sam wild brook trout have a tenacity for life like no other fish. Most time we take for granted this fact. A 10" brookie is a fight you won't soon forget. Congrats on that bookie.

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