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| Brook Trout Forest |
Monday was about as beautiful a day as you'll happen on in December. The sun was out and the wind a non factor. The air temps were near 60 and one could enjoy being outdoors with just a good fleece jacket. I had a good feeling about the day, even though we had some substantial rains on Saturday. The streams were a bit high but absolutely clear. I started fishing a small streamer and why I changed to a soft-hackle reversed I can't tell you. Sometimes I open my fly box and a fly will catch my eye and I'll say "what the heck" try it....in this case I'm glad I did.
This fly fishing thing is always a learning deal. Years ago, like maybe a dozen or so I went steelhead fishing on the Salmon River in N.Y. state. I have never fished there or anywhere for steelhead. So for months I tried to get some info that would make my hopes for success come through. On one forum an angler with years of fishing the Salmon under his belt told me to "fish the seams", those little soft spots in the currents that fish will find to help them maintain a position without to much effort. I have used this method since and it has improved my catch rate on small streams.
Monday the "fish the seams" method worked very well. The sakasa kebari moved ever so seductively through the seam and sure enough a brookie ate it.
I fished that sakasa kebari the whole time and when I hit the seam just right it was a home run.
My best fish of the day. A beautiful strong buck. This guy even went airborne.
A "workhorse" and veteran of a beautiful December day in Brook Trout Forest.
