tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post5804759713979495317..comments2024-03-07T08:37:09.517-08:00Comments on Connecticut Fly Angler: Urban Sea Run Brown Trout HuntingRM Lytlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17177569674375245099noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-12760888532624021572017-03-22T12:50:22.509-07:002017-03-22T12:50:22.509-07:00I've fished the entire length of that stream, ...I've fished the entire length of that stream, I know all of those big pools and have caught some decent fish up there but on this day I was hoping to run into some sea run fish on the lower river. I did go up late in the day, but no fish were caught in those deep deep holes unfortunately. RM Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17177569674375245099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-25911996336078064492017-03-22T08:21:18.874-07:002017-03-22T08:21:18.874-07:00I'm a local, that stretch of the river gets ha...I'm a local, that stretch of the river gets hammered by anglers given it's close proximity to roads and trails, you need to walk farther up the stream to bigger pools to find better fish.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15706323698360409864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-81612357331349300352016-11-16T16:25:55.052-08:002016-11-16T16:25:55.052-08:00Thanks Pete,
I have to say that despite the proxim...Thanks Pete,<br />I have to say that despite the proximity to "the urban jungle" this stream may be the prettiest in the state. RM Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17177569674375245099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-60630449124757196832016-11-16T16:22:50.545-08:002016-11-16T16:22:50.545-08:00Yeah that's part of it. There are too many peo...Yeah that's part of it. There are too many people here and not enough wild trout. If it were up to me any stretch of river in CT that is proven to hold sustainable wild trout populations would be catch and release only. RM Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17177569674375245099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-79286316054604879192016-11-14T08:28:40.446-08:002016-11-14T08:28:40.446-08:00I will ask the open question I always ask: if ther...I will ask the open question I always ask: if there are wild fish in a river, why do DECs insist on stocking in such numbers or at all? Is it back to the old cultural catch and release issue of here in the East vs West?Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777256373658774957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-8595344522607316512016-11-12T14:31:56.435-08:002016-11-12T14:31:56.435-08:00A pretty stream in some of those photos. Very nice...A pretty stream in some of those photos. Very nice. And those small juveniles that they stock , some grown into bigger browns, but for now may provide some sport.TROUTIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648883169965021096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-72080195009176422462016-11-12T13:53:43.828-08:002016-11-12T13:53:43.828-08:00Thank you. Thank you. RM Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17177569674375245099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-1148696970940337342016-11-12T13:44:59.832-08:002016-11-12T13:44:59.832-08:00I will fish for stockers all day if and only if th...I will fish for stockers all day if and only if there are at least SOME bigger that 10 inches long! Big stockers still don't come close to how fun wild trout are either.RM Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17177569674375245099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-75619742933104975992016-11-12T13:39:44.919-08:002016-11-12T13:39:44.919-08:00Once you get out of town it's nice. But then a...Once you get out of town it's nice. But then again what part of the world doesn't fit that description?RM Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17177569674375245099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-81085178933948174152016-11-12T07:35:06.132-08:002016-11-12T07:35:06.132-08:00Your posts offer such variety in subject matter an...Your posts offer such variety in subject matter and setting. Always worthwhile to have a peek at what you are up to. And I enjoy learning from your growing store of nature lore; you are becoming quite the raconteur, Rowan. Elizabeth Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740935590763311821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-17960775990461203912016-11-12T06:16:26.510-08:002016-11-12T06:16:26.510-08:00That is a good looking stream and should hold some...That is a good looking stream and should hold some sea runs. There isn't much color on those stalkers, but fun to catch anyway.<br />Tie, fish, write and photo on...Cliffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-88656288095152760132016-11-11T16:32:09.989-08:002016-11-11T16:32:09.989-08:00Although I love my Rocky Mountains, I have to say ...Although I love my Rocky Mountains, I have to say that your part of the country amazes me for it's beautiful. Those small fish are trophies to me.cofisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288930899340581141noreply@blogger.com