Flood

This ought to weed out the weak of the freshly stocked trout to pass on those healthy strong fish genes to what few wild offspring they yield....

Stocked Trout

For a little while now, we trout fishers can only fish TMA's. I am not close to a wild trout management area, I have to settle for my daily fun on stocked trout. There luckily are some native brookies and wild browns in this river, but not mamy. I saw risers when I reached the stream, and decided to tie on a stimulator. It was impossible to get a cast when a trout wouldn't hit. Eventually it became a game to see what type of presentation they wouldn't eat. I couldn't find one.

A Wild From a Tributary

Trout Flies of the Rainbow

Pike Prep and a Good Read

Been' preparing to get on the pike as they move up to spawn in the shallow wetlands of the CT river- tying flies and hunting for locations using maps. Soon I'll be out casting to those big old water wolves with my stoutest rod. I'm getting excited thinking about it....

Those flies are on top of the Armchair Angler, a great compilation of fishing writings by the likes of Ray Bergman and Ernest Hemingway. I highly recommend it. There is plenty of material there to dig through during winters like the one we here in CT have just left behind.

Spring Time

Before the next cool down, I thought it would be a good idea to go to a productive brook trout stream to see if it's natives had survived the deep freeze. My brother, my dog and I hiked out to this little creek. We saw some little fish, but no big ones. Perhaps the big guys stay in the pond downstream for the winter. Last fall there were 14 inch trout in there spawning, they had to have come from somewhere.
 On Wednesday this week I will fish, regardless of the weather.... stay tuned!

Lots of vegetation here, almost like a limestone spring.