tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.comments2024-03-07T08:37:09.517-08:00Connecticut Fly AnglerRM Lytlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17177569674375245099noreply@blogger.comBlogger8773125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-70143883475236830822024-03-07T07:55:00.185-08:002024-03-07T07:55:00.185-08:00Great story and awesome fish!Great story and awesome fish!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-38789418525843881382024-02-29T18:30:49.333-08:002024-02-29T18:30:49.333-08:00Gosh this is an old post... it definitely wasn'...Gosh this is an old post... it definitely wasn't a grass pickerel as there aren't any in Connecticut anyway, but it also certainly isn't a pike as there are no pike in the watershed this was caught (black teardrop marking precludes it being a pike anyway). It is either a juvenile chain pickerel or a hybrid. RM Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17177569674375245099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-49119643813049706102024-02-26T05:26:44.721-08:002024-02-26T05:26:44.721-08:00Looks like a baby pike to me. They are boldly bar...Looks like a baby pike to me. They are boldly barred and sometimes chained at that age before they get spots later. Grass pickerel are more subtly marked. Never caught a grass pickerel that boldly marked. Snout seems just a tad long for a grass pickerel as well.Tozo Bozohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192098297786713200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-67860169502888579842024-02-12T15:31:01.455-08:002024-02-12T15:31:01.455-08:00A well told story that motivates me to get out and...A well told story that motivates me to get out and explore. It’s always fun to hook (or even just see) that first fish in a new stream. Especially when it is not certain whether they are even there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-90570606750681597402023-12-20T06:03:09.285-08:002023-12-20T06:03:09.285-08:00When I was about 5 years old (eons ago) I was with...When I was about 5 years old (eons ago) I was with your great-grandpa Stewart walking along a babbling brook on the Polk Center farm when I saw my first and only Muskie. It was about the same size as your monster, and I still ponder how and why it was in such a tiny body of water.Elizabeth Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740935590763311821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-47488882029423860622023-10-20T13:10:46.211-07:002023-10-20T13:10:46.211-07:00Search through my posts, I've got a few with b...Search through my posts, I've got a few with blackfish on fly!RM Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17177569674375245099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-40244259803997472692023-10-20T12:00:45.712-07:002023-10-20T12:00:45.712-07:00Have you tried blackish on a fly. It's super f...Have you tried blackish on a fly. It's super fun with crab patterns. Also fluke and flounder are funAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-47163456415236411112023-10-19T17:32:59.154-07:002023-10-19T17:32:59.154-07:00Another of your intriguing adventures I am not lik...Another of your intriguing adventures I am not likely to experience, but have thoroughly enjoyed via your vivid word picture, topped by a great photo. Many thanks.Elizabeth Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740935590763311821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-68917967641884027602023-09-18T06:51:20.047-07:002023-09-18T06:51:20.047-07:00Year's later, I was reminded recently of Alan&...Year's later, I was reminded recently of Alan's passing. <br /><br />RM's writing on fishing with Alan is the only writing I have ever read of anyone fishing with Alan. It is lovely to think that some of Alan's special touches - sites - people - flies, have been passed down to RM - and the very few he fished with, and to all of us through his blog. I started reading it what seems like 15 years ago and I was later stunned when I met him at Red Brook one day, completely by random. Several times. He always was with his dear wife Jeanette. I got to meet Alan's family - including RM - at Alan's service, and I was struck to learn that Alan had been a medic in what must have been the Vietnam War. We watched his 21 gun salute as we left his service. I still have numerous flies and art from Alan, and I was struck when I was doing some well-overdue accounting to find that Alan had made a small but significant donation to SRBTC just days before he passed. Thank you kind sir.<br /><br />In a tribute to Alan, I left one of his lovely hand-tied Ausable Bombers at the lovely Narraguagus River. We were all skunked and I took out what Alan told me was a "surefire" fly - tied it on, and promptly lost it in a tree. No fish were caught that day besides a small bass and a chub (fallfish) or two. We saw a massive bobcat swimming across the river.<br /><br />Alan would have loved the place. I love to think a tiny bit of his simple, gentle, deeply talented, deeply committed intensity will sit on that branch over looking that gorgeous river. Prolly won't use any more of his soft-hackles unless entirely warranted in a place he would love.<br /><br />Geof Day<br />Sea Run Brook Trout Coalition <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-12507818870392817342023-08-31T13:37:16.849-07:002023-08-31T13:37:16.849-07:00An absolute brute!An absolute brute!RM Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17177569674375245099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-22189516660414065502023-08-31T12:33:11.444-07:002023-08-31T12:33:11.444-07:00Well over 30lbWell over 30lbBureboybloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517207672662059349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-51730553131512926322023-08-24T12:59:32.589-07:002023-08-24T12:59:32.589-07:00Timeline-wise, this happened first. But both were ...Timeline-wise, this happened first. But both were certainly remarkable!RM Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17177569674375245099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-50175613732227876292023-08-24T12:58:47.939-07:002023-08-24T12:58:47.939-07:00Plenty of! The bite last well into the fall.Plenty of! The bite last well into the fall.RM Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17177569674375245099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-14671242728716689982023-08-23T09:07:05.828-07:002023-08-23T09:07:05.828-07:00Quite a follow-up to the trip where that shark gob...Quite a follow-up to the trip where that shark gobbled your catch as you reeled it in, leaving you a bit shaken with little more than the head of your catch! Excellent advice to keep hands out of the water.Elizabeth Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740935590763311821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-7804224928643386582023-08-23T07:54:40.026-07:002023-08-23T07:54:40.026-07:00Fantastic! Are there still opportunities for carp ...Fantastic! Are there still opportunities for carp and catfish this season?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-68708292697896320932023-08-23T07:36:22.315-07:002023-08-23T07:36:22.315-07:00I live in Connecticut as well. How can I find spil...I live in Connecticut as well. How can I find spillways to fish in? Apparently it's not as easy as just Google searching cuz u can't seem to find anything online. I try to find some on Google earth but I guess i suck at that too lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-4180183435694647832023-07-06T17:17:19.434-07:002023-07-06T17:17:19.434-07:00I always enjoy your life listing posts. Great phot...I always enjoy your life listing posts. Great photos too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-63102376407979258032023-05-29T13:13:37.808-07:002023-05-29T13:13:37.808-07:00Hey rowan,,, read your article, on mulberry carp f...Hey rowan,,, read your article, on mulberry carp fishin,,in the fisherman mag,,,I too, have also seen them on the berries,,,I would like to drop a blockbuster, on this fishing,,,,if you do your research on mulberry trees,,,you'll find that the unripe berries, are highly hallucinogenic!!! A possibility for the carp, mulberry blitzing,,,bizarre, but true,,,,check it out,,,tight lines from Paul K @trailbossx2 Saturday mornings outdoors, on youtube😎Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-83129542717839029772023-05-29T13:06:31.897-07:002023-05-29T13:06:31.897-07:00Hey rowan,,, read your article, in the fisherman m...Hey rowan,,, read your article, in the fisherman mag, on mulberry carp,,,,I've seen this also,,and would like to drop a bomb, on the aspect of mulberries,,,if you do research on line, about the tree,,,you'll find,,,the unripe fruit,,,IS HIGHLY HALLEUCINAGENIC!!!!,,,,possibly why the carp blitz,,,,bizarre, but true,,,LOL,,,tight lines,,,from Paul K trailbossx2. Saturday mornings outdoors,,on youtube,,,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-8552135268697438252023-05-29T09:12:27.597-07:002023-05-29T09:12:27.597-07:00This was almost like spending the day with you...b...This was almost like spending the day with you...but no way could I match your energy level now. Thanks for sharing......talk soon? Elizabeth Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740935590763311821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-43561871773331794712023-05-03T19:14:47.673-07:002023-05-03T19:14:47.673-07:00Sunapee trout are mythical. I thought they were mo...Sunapee trout are mythical. I thought they were mostly extirpated Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-82138059723348332152023-04-22T21:17:54.102-07:002023-04-22T21:17:54.102-07:00A wonderful post, thank you.A wonderful post, thank you.Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392984244749966279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-60802525149997390812023-04-15T06:42:49.596-07:002023-04-15T06:42:49.596-07:00Right on Rowan, good read and understanding of our...Right on Rowan, good read and understanding of our present normalCliffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-54674552594044778752023-04-13T13:22:21.198-07:002023-04-13T13:22:21.198-07:00Beautiful stream; important reminder. Thanks for s...Beautiful stream; important reminder. Thanks for sharing.Elizabeth Lytlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740935590763311821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271872397720787748.post-63981661794805595782023-04-08T06:27:35.799-07:002023-04-08T06:27:35.799-07:00Theres a remarkable stream in my areas that begins...Theres a remarkable stream in my areas that begins as an outlet from a warm filthy pond and within a mile has dozens of cold clear springs dump into it. The water becomes gin clear and brook trout become abundant, some of them incredibly large for the size of the stream. The stream has almost no access whatsoever for fisherman and yet they stock it every year anyway. I cannot phathom how anyone thinks this is a good idea and my emails to the DFW go unanswered. Year after year I have high hopes that they will start to actually care about conservation and start doing the right thing but it never happens. I would gladly spend at least twice as much on my fishing license if the money was used properly. Ryan51993https://www.blogger.com/profile/04170717544831268093noreply@blogger.com