Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Best Trip In, Well, Months!

I chose the afternoon to fish a little stream that gets some tidal effects in a very deep ravine, mainly because it is actually legal while most of the other streams in my area are closed until opening day, but also because it holds some remarkable brookies and even the extremely rare sea run brown trout. The water was a little high and barely milky, and that made it much harder to spook fish. With a pink worm and short casts it was not long before I had a take. And I must say I was not expecting to see what I saw. The fish that ate was large for the stream, probably twelve inches, and as it was one of the first casts I screwed up the hook set. Not to worry, bellow a big waterfall I landed a gorgeous brook trout.



 
A bit above the falls I landed three more fish. The first, a heavily parred juvenile that looked to me as though it had been painted. Then a well spotted one of the average size. The last fish of the day, however, was the real head turner, sizable for the water he lives in, with big head and gorgeous blue shine. Not  to mention that stunning marbleation. What a creature!



20 comments:

  1. WOW!!!!! That pink worm is special. The angler is special to. That was a nice catch in a wonderful stream. Way-to-go
    Tie, fish, write and photo on...

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    1. Thank you. The worm is simple and it catches.

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  2. Lots of excitement here ~ looks like a day those hand warmers could be useful, tho.
    - G.

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    1. It was just warm enough that I din't really notice any cold hands.

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  3. Really enjoy reading the blog ! Can't wait to get out there .

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  4. Wanted to come up with something cool to say...all I could come up with was...AWESOME (all caps)!! Cool fish pics cause to me to communicate in a juvenile way...thanks for the cool fish pics!

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  5. Things are indeed looking better.

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  7. Awesome day on the stream! That was an extremely productive trip which produced some truly stunning and sizable fish (especially the last one). The stream seemed to match the brookies' magnificence as well with its numerous waterfalls.

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  8. It is seeing it through your eyes that is special. You love what you're doing and it shows.

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    1. Than you, but I am just humbly going along for a ride. I'm sure millions of others would have seen it to be just as special as I did.

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  9. Awesome post. Gorgeous natives. I believe I visited that spot while working as a seasonal with Inland Fisheries Division about 10 years ago. Very pretty little waterway and falls. Keep up the good work.

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    1. Thank you, you may very well have. It is quite recognizable if you have seen it even once.

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  10. RM
    Even if you were not a fly fisherman, you would have to love this post, these are some of the most colorful brook trout I have ever seen. What a fly fishing day on an awesome looking stream. Thanks for sharing

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    1. Than you, they were all particularly well colored.

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