tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post1563220082004979069..comments2024-03-23T06:29:29.035-04:00Comments on Small Stream Reflections: Small Stream Report 12-19-14Brk Trthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-31357398419477903052014-12-25T21:07:20.483-05:002014-12-25T21:07:20.483-05:00Mel,
Thanks.
Sorry for the late response.
Mel for ...Mel,<br />Thanks.<br />Sorry for the late response.<br />Mel for a fisherman of so many years the gratification seems to increase on every outing.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-37307332776794113582014-12-25T21:05:09.870-05:002014-12-25T21:05:09.870-05:00Kiwi,
Thanks.
Sorry for the late reply.
Chris we n...Kiwi,<br />Thanks.<br />Sorry for the late reply.<br />Chris we need to get you out. Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-26441744696941807702014-12-25T21:03:09.735-05:002014-12-25T21:03:09.735-05:00Klags,
Thanks.
Sorry for the late reply.
I fish th...Klags,<br />Thanks.<br />Sorry for the late reply.<br />I fish them in a downstream drift as a dry fly allowing the fly to float through a pool/run. Then I'll retrieve it back allowing it to be pulled just under the surface. A strike can come at almost any point.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-74422937913403569452014-12-23T21:55:40.887-05:002014-12-23T21:55:40.887-05:00I am late to comment here, Alan, but, I am here. ...I am late to comment here, Alan, but, I am here. Fly fishing those small streams for Brookies must be like watching an artist at work. The end results are so gratifying.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15787242134608887555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-36058013343029808462014-12-21T23:28:18.153-05:002014-12-21T23:28:18.153-05:00It's posts like this one that make me long for...It's posts like this one that make me long for my rod, some flies and a quite stretch of water. Thanks for letting me forget about the daily grind for a moment or two.Kiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264481445338519105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-84122091169855265382014-12-21T23:06:52.501-05:002014-12-21T23:06:52.501-05:00What's your method for fishing the small muddl...What's your method for fishing the small muddler minnows, Alan?Klagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404953454187858180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-76494071572732111902014-12-21T12:41:49.460-05:002014-12-21T12:41:49.460-05:00Jim Yaussy Albright,
Thanks.
Jim that fly is a win...Jim Yaussy Albright,<br />Thanks.<br />Jim that fly is a winner. I know of your love for that fly.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-42163881870677233612014-12-21T12:40:42.221-05:002014-12-21T12:40:42.221-05:00Justin Carfagnini,
Thanks.
Justin it seems that na...Justin Carfagnini,<br />Thanks.<br />Justin it seems that nature provides for them, because if they go they could never be replaced by anything.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-33695493240662360382014-12-21T12:37:57.347-05:002014-12-21T12:37:57.347-05:00Mark,
Thanks.
They are still there. That deep pool...Mark,<br />Thanks.<br />They are still there. That deep pool next to that large boulder, I believe there's a nice solid brown there.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-4401228274050831942014-12-21T12:36:38.302-05:002014-12-21T12:36:38.302-05:00RM Lytle,
Thanks.
Very true in your statements. Th...RM Lytle,<br />Thanks.<br />Very true in your statements. They are special.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-58129759326846659932014-12-21T12:35:21.262-05:002014-12-21T12:35:21.262-05:00Hibernation,
Thanks.
Will they have been doing thi...Hibernation,<br />Thanks.<br />Will they have been doing this for centuries. They are truly an amazing char.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-80088184949076510042014-12-21T12:33:53.761-05:002014-12-21T12:33:53.761-05:00RI brook trout,
Thanks.
They come through, meager ...RI brook trout,<br />Thanks.<br />They come through, meager food sources, meager water, and all of a sudden there they are.<br />They seem to trying to put on some bulk to tide them over.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-65395930434661439212014-12-21T12:31:33.187-05:002014-12-21T12:31:33.187-05:00Howard,
Thanks.
That stream Howard has given up so...Howard,<br />Thanks.<br />That stream Howard has given up some really nice fish...big browns too.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-82219502989322267942014-12-21T12:30:19.761-05:002014-12-21T12:30:19.761-05:00TexWisGirl,
Thanks.
That they did Teresa.TexWisGirl,<br />Thanks.<br />That they did Teresa.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-81351867959313816492014-12-21T02:53:37.283-05:002014-12-21T02:53:37.283-05:00Good to see the muddler doing its thing. I've ...Good to see the muddler doing its thing. I've tied up a new one for my next run to Rocky Ford Creek.Jim Yaussy Albrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242514828355510249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-27281473703281452222014-12-20T23:46:31.042-05:002014-12-20T23:46:31.042-05:00Beautiful, as always. Glad to hear that the brook ...Beautiful, as always. Glad to hear that the brook trout survived the times of low water. Nature is truly an amazing thing.CARFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08593449506895654252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-42191000295179419932014-12-20T21:11:21.657-05:002014-12-20T21:11:21.657-05:00Nice too see the brook trout still hanging on in t...Nice too see the brook trout still hanging on in that little streamMarkWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682973572192708501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-26315032487940720142014-12-20T18:31:55.580-05:002014-12-20T18:31:55.580-05:00If all it took was a dry summer and fall to kill o...If all it took was a dry summer and fall to kill off a stream there wouldn't be brookies in any of the thin blue lines around here. They must just hunker in underneath rocks in those little pools and eat when the opportunity provides itself. Truly a miraculous species. RM Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17177569674375245099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-80364268142810955802014-12-20T16:22:38.177-05:002014-12-20T16:22:38.177-05:00It is amazing how on a year when a stream appears ...It is amazing how on a year when a stream appears to harden into nothing but gravel and stone... a little water... and wham - those fish appear from where ever it was they had found safety. Amazing how they survive!Hibernationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06209232417170426487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-45092173310879574392014-12-20T15:48:54.797-05:002014-12-20T15:48:54.797-05:00Glad to see these brookies were able to make it th...Glad to see these brookies were able to make it through the brutal drought this year. These fish are simply survivors, and their instincts are amazing. That is why we need to protect these amazing trout! That last brookie had some size to him to go with his excitable personality.RI brook trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11741114603354216785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-4314074983469807242014-12-20T13:05:55.512-05:002014-12-20T13:05:55.512-05:00It's still amazing that fish can be caught in ...It's still amazing that fish can be caught in such small water. And the beauty of the fish is unbelievable. Thanks Alan.cofisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288930899340581141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-6715131096188910312014-12-20T09:27:49.986-05:002014-12-20T09:27:49.986-05:00glad they made it in fine shape!glad they made it in fine shape!TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com