Sunday, April 26, 2015

Wild Trout in a Few Good Spots

Today I fished, hiked, and explored some new terrain. I fished four streams for wild trout, and had some success with both native brookies and a few wild browns. The streams I fished were gorgeous, the water clean, and the green of spring is showing more and more now. I hiked with two good friends and we had a good time. It was warm. The birds are out. SPRING IS HERE!!!!! Hendricksons and Blue Quills are here with it...








This is one of the best fish pictures I have ever taken.




Fat, fat, fat!
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  1. RI brook troutApril 26, 2015 at 7:12 PM

    I recognize one of those waters. There is so much to say about it all because it was such an amazing outing. I especially like that little waterfall on that small stream and one of those brookies is crazy dark. All of those brookies are pretty huge and fat. They are definitely on a feeding frenzy. I got out there today a got a few small brookies. No one was looking up though...did you have any luck with dries?

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    1. RM LytleApril 26, 2015 at 7:22 PM

      Thank you.
      It was a gorgeous day! Unfortunately I lost the big fish of the day, a solid 12 incher. the first was on a Bomber, one also took a March Brown.

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    2. RI brook troutApril 26, 2015 at 7:29 PM

      Assuming the 12 was a native...that's crazy! I guess your luck with dries had to do with the sun warming everything up. In RI it was cold and cloudy today.

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    3. RM LytleApril 26, 2015 at 7:47 PM

      Oh it was. Not one stocker in the stream I was fishing.

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  2. KlagsApril 26, 2015 at 8:34 PM

    Haaahahaha wow, a couple of those fish are comically plump.

    I especially love that skinnier stream that tumbles through the larger rocks.

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    1. RM LytleApril 27, 2015 at 11:39 AM

      They were chubby! Often in the spring they overfeed. What you don't see in that photo is the busy road 50 feet to the right. Still a favorite spot of mine.

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  3. CliffApril 27, 2015 at 5:09 AM

    Wonderful photos and the perfect stream roaming through the valley. The fish are beauties. WOW, thanks for the trip. Wish I could be with you!
    Tie, fish, write and photo on...

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    1. RM LytleApril 27, 2015 at 11:40 AM

      Thank you. Maybe we will sometime, perhaps in the Poconos?

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  4. MarkWApril 27, 2015 at 6:01 AM

    Very nice, I see you like the Bomber too! Great shot of the brookie in the water, you must have had a polarized filter or a really good angle so that glare wasn't a problem, kudos! Haven't seen any Hendricksons myself yet but should be waiting in the wings!

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    1. RM LytleApril 27, 2015 at 11:41 AM

      Thanks.
      It's a killer fly. The angle was as good as it gets.

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  5. Kierran BroatchApril 27, 2015 at 7:01 AM

    Sounds like a banner day, very cool.

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    1. RM LytleApril 27, 2015 at 11:42 AM

      Thank you.
      Each day now is getting better and better.

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  6. Bill TrussellApril 27, 2015 at 7:07 AM

    RM
    Absolute beautiful streams with some colorful brook trout. All the stream looked easy access; what length fly rod do you use on these type streams? Thanks for sharing

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    1. RM LytleApril 27, 2015 at 11:43 AM

      Thank you!
      Some stretches are. Others are not and require my little 6 1/2 footer.

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  7. TROUTIApril 28, 2015 at 4:18 AM

    Gorgeous photos of the streams and wild brookies!

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