Friday, September 4, 2020

Wild Yellow Flowers

"I'm going fishing" does not mean "I'm going catching"...this became true to me one recent outing. Walking to the stream I encountered some very sunny and happy looking wild flowers. Their yellow petals reaching outward as if to say welcome friend. Upon seeing them I just knew this was going to be a most wonderful day. The woods were wet from a previous rain shower and had that unmistakable smell that must be experienced to describe. I reached my first run of the stream and cast the fly. It drifted as many a fly has done previously and had gone unnoticed. This no response issue continued for an hour or so. Several fly changes did not help and I was looking at a white striped black critter for my efforts.



I came to this spot and thought that the log would be a good place for a brookies to hide. I made a cast and allowed the fly to drift as close to it as possible. Suddenly a brookie rose to it and missed. I was excited, imagine getting excited over a miss, well it was that kind of day and it felt good.


My next cast led to a rise and a hookup. Soon a nice brookie was at hand. I'm not sure if this was the same fish that missed the previous offering, but it felt good to say goodbye to that "critter" on the bank.


Taking several more casts into that same run I took a second brookie. When it came to hand I was able to admire this beautiful hen...she was awesome. Two brookies in a matter of a few minutes from the same little hole. A big accomplishment maybe not to some. But for a small stream angler it's the cap to an outing that started with a bunch of wild yellow flowers.







14 comments:

  1. Got my skunk yesterday. In fact the rod didn't even come out of the case! We went on a trip in the mountains that turned out to be a turkey scouting trip. Saw one huge flock.

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    1. billp
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      Well Bill if you plan a hunt at least you know where to start...in that regard you had a successful day.

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  2. False sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides. A welcome member of my prairie garden community, but like many yellow flowers it has a tendency to be pushy and will take over if not kept in check. Jessa got to know it very well when it did exactly that, and she confirmed the ID.

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    1. Mark Farrell-Churchill
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      Mark thanks for the identification. I have noticed when I see them they are clustered.

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  3. Alan
    The average stream fisherman would have packed it in, but this outing shows how persistence pays off. It looks like the brook trout are coloring up for fall. Thanks for sharing

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    1. Bill Trussell
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      Bill even if the skunk wins it's still a good day.
      Some of the brookies are getting a head start on the fall season.

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  4. I am glad you connected with the two beauties, Alan. Action has been slow for me lately but I managed two brookies and a splashy refusal yesterday evening. I get a kick out of the refusals. At least I got some attention if not a connection.

    Best, Sam

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    1. Unknown
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      Sam refusals are part of it, but when the refusal is a splashy one that makes it exciting. Better fishing is just around the corner friend.

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  5. Lovely photographs, I can smell the woods particularly the opener on your previous post. Great work. ATB, John

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    1. The Two Terriers
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      John you know what I'm talking about. It is hard to put it into words.

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    2. Alan, In general terms it's just a sensory experience. Close your eyes and you still sense everything. ATB, John

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