tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post4832605981584804776..comments2024-03-23T06:29:29.035-04:00Comments on Small Stream Reflections: "Whittemore"Brk Trthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-68189663107012127822018-06-19T06:47:23.638-04:002018-06-19T06:47:23.638-04:00Michael Carl
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Mike it is a beautiful pool, a...Michael Carl<br />Thanks<br />Mike it is a beautiful pool, although over the years it has proved a bit of a problem for me. You like many of us are attracted to it's challenging trout which have been increasing over the years.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-40087104841276703822018-06-17T18:42:26.915-04:002018-06-17T18:42:26.915-04:00Alan, that is my favorite pool although I don'...Alan, that is my favorite pool although I don't fish as much as I used to. It is the pool I learned to fly fish on so it holds a special memory for me. Nice post. Mike Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863275049807116539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-61217822366955799662018-06-16T12:48:29.955-04:002018-06-16T12:48:29.955-04:00Mark Wittman
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Mark there are some incredible...Mark Wittman<br />Thanks<br />Mark there are some incredible wild flowers along that river, some incredible wild trout too.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-33981399588443973772018-06-16T08:10:15.174-04:002018-06-16T08:10:15.174-04:00Well done Alan. That wild iris and brown are beaut...Well done Alan. That wild iris and brown are beautiful!MarkWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682973572192708501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-13401245961098352412018-06-16T06:34:54.235-04:002018-06-16T06:34:54.235-04:00The Two Terriers
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John flowing water is so s...The Two Terriers<br />Thanks<br />John flowing water is so soothing.<br />The foot is coming along nicely, and I'm now enjoying my second cup of morning coffee, a fine Columbia blend.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-16621084429082118602018-06-16T06:32:23.268-04:002018-06-16T06:32:23.268-04:00Howard Levett
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Howard your right...now if I ...Howard Levett<br />Thanks<br />Howard your right...now if I can get the fish to cooperate I'll be doing fine.<br />Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-54528250391483050282018-06-16T06:29:25.335-04:002018-06-16T06:29:25.335-04:00Sam I'm sure you did all the right things out ...Sam I'm sure you did all the right things out there. Sometimes we loose a fish like that and the result is one of the best memories of a lifetime.<br />The tendon is responding nicely and I'll wager I'll be a 100% very soon.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-21728613013206279462018-06-16T03:01:31.175-04:002018-06-16T03:01:31.175-04:00That looks a beautiful place, sometimes there is a...That looks a beautiful place, sometimes there is a satisfaction and peace just looking the river. melting into the landscape if you like. Time for another coffee I think. I hope the foot heals soon. All the best, JohnThe Two Terriershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235721243847389800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-53263054573522084152018-06-15T23:21:05.633-04:002018-06-15T23:21:05.633-04:00There is absolutely nothing that isn't beautif...There is absolutely nothing that isn't beautiful about the Farmington. cofisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288930899340581141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-17165570547189824342018-06-15T21:44:53.744-04:002018-06-15T21:44:53.744-04:00Take care out there as well.
Take care out there as well.<br />Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858232423819687001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-9222247795635410102018-06-15T20:53:07.131-04:002018-06-15T20:53:07.131-04:00Alan, once hooked it tried to shake the fly quickl...Alan, once hooked it tried to shake the fly quickly, but once it couldn't it was off like a freight train and I kept it on several minutes. I don't like to over play trout and make recovery for them difficult if not fatal, and I got a little too aggressive trying to bring it in to end the fight. Well, the trout ended the fight on its own terms and I have zero regrets with the long distance release.<br /><br />As Vincent Marinaro wrote "in the lexicon of the fly fisherman, the words rise and hooked connote the successful and desirable climax; landing a fish is purely anticlimax." I agree, but would surely have liked to taken a picture of that trout in my net...if it fit in it.<br /><br />I hope your bum foot heals up soon. You take out there as well.<br /><br />Best, SamSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858232423819687001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-87742784484622515552018-06-15T17:49:15.158-04:002018-06-15T17:49:15.158-04:00Bill Trussell
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Bill the Farmington can give ...Bill Trussell<br />Thanks<br />Bill the Farmington can give you enough beautiful prints that you could fill a room with them.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-20110697516286086992018-06-15T17:48:04.145-04:002018-06-15T17:48:04.145-04:00Ralph Long
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Ralph that's very true. I...Ralph Long<br />Thanks<br />Ralph that's very true. I'm happy with one as I know you are to.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-8356250893228284512018-06-15T17:46:56.882-04:002018-06-15T17:46:56.882-04:00Parachute Adams
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Sam the weekdays are best w...Parachute Adams<br />Thanks<br />Sam the weekdays are best when seeking room to be alone. There are some massive brown trout in that river and it looks like you tangled with one. I have to choose where I wade, bum foot right now. You take care out there.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-80685151899925073232018-06-15T17:43:45.810-04:002018-06-15T17:43:45.810-04:00Mark Kautz
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Mark they are called the Whittem...Mark Kautz<br />Thanks<br />Mark they are called the Whittemore abutments. I think the flood of '55 took the bridge.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-90165494687487334172018-06-15T17:42:12.050-04:002018-06-15T17:42:12.050-04:00TROUT1
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Pete you are familiar with Whittemor...TROUT1<br />Thanks<br />Pete you are familiar with Whittemore. I think that fall is spectacular on this pool.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-40017389858302549292018-06-15T17:40:54.329-04:002018-06-15T17:40:54.329-04:00Brookie61
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Kurt another famous person said s...Brookie61<br />Thanks<br />Kurt another famous person said something much like you just said. Famous minds think alike.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-51295512383199457992018-06-15T17:38:54.405-04:002018-06-15T17:38:54.405-04:00John Dornik
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John I've spent many hours ...John Dornik<br />Thanks<br />John I've spent many hours trying to coax a rising fish. Sometimes I'll take him and sometimes I walk.<br />I've never fished the Beaverkill.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-21091382775552283392018-06-15T13:45:40.988-04:002018-06-15T13:45:40.988-04:00Alan
Gorgeous pool, another image worth framing---...Alan<br />Gorgeous pool, another image worth framing---thanks for sharing Bill Trussellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351692272817692157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-16545066247045352312018-06-15T12:33:43.760-04:002018-06-15T12:33:43.760-04:00One gem is all it takes some days. :)One gem is all it takes some days. :)RalphsFlyBoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-63276312617550340282018-06-15T11:54:58.178-04:002018-06-15T11:54:58.178-04:00Congrats on connecting on the Farmington, Alan. I...Congrats on connecting on the Farmington, Alan. I absolutely love that river as do many other anglers in our region. I have fished it twice this year, taking vacation days both times to fish when not so crowded during week days.<br /><br />I connected with a few day after Memorial Day. As you know wading that river wears me out and I was taking a rest on the bank mid afternoon just watching the river. I saw a nice one rising close to the bank about 25' upstream of my position. After several casts with the elk hair caddis I connected and that fish was off to the races, I had little control of it. Finally the barbless hook let go of the biggest trout I have ever had on. Hard for me to say how big it was, but I have never before felt such power on my fly rod.<br /><br />After I lost the fish I kind of just stood in stunned silence, much like after the Red Sox lost game 6 of the 1986 World Series. I managed to regroup to long distance release one more, but after losing the big one I was ready to quit for the day.<br /><br />Best, SamSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858232423819687001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-52076325385938208592018-06-15T10:38:37.296-04:002018-06-15T10:38:37.296-04:00Another interesting fishing "hole" in th...Another interesting fishing "hole" in the NE. The stack stones once a bridge?Mark Kautzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802544198629446327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-80425341966110617302018-06-15T10:33:04.741-04:002018-06-15T10:33:04.741-04:00Alan
Beautiful photos of the river, flowers and of...Alan<br />Beautiful photos of the river, flowers and of course the wild brown. That is such a serene, peaceful scene.TROUTIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648883169965021096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-28264458417040437652018-06-15T08:31:12.700-04:002018-06-15T08:31:12.700-04:00Hi Alan, I think some of the trout there are so we...Hi Alan, I think some of the trout there are so well educated they have a PHD bug selection. Brookie61https://www.blogger.com/profile/00200917405588979220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050365015235775568.post-48418232964670541712018-06-15T07:03:39.493-04:002018-06-15T07:03:39.493-04:00Hi Alan, not unlike the Baverkill in NY. Those fis...Hi Alan, not unlike the Baverkill in NY. Those fish have seen everything. I don't mind at all targeting a specific fish and spending an hour trying for it and being careful with the casting. The best of fly fishing.John Dornikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244892643352562421noreply@blogger.com