Bassin'

Although I love fly fishing, I know that it isn't always the way to get big bass to bite. I particularly enjoy wacky worming for big chunks like these:

Wild Brookies, Brownies, and Bows

(1/30/2018- This post contains examples of very poor fish handling. Use them as an example of what not to do. Thank you, 
R.M. Lytle)

Fishing one of my favorite little creeks, I caught the trout slam: a native brookie, a wild brown, and a  rainbow. The last on the list is very special, because very few stocked bows survive the heat of the summer in this watershed. unfortunately, I did lose a very large brookie in a log jam, but the trip was one of my best so far this year.

Tigers

One of my favorite fish to catch happens to be the child of the brookie and the brown: the tiger trout. They are stocked in small numbers, and wild examples are exceedingly rare, but they are incredibly beautiful and hard fighting trout. I caught my biggest so far in the Salmon this March. That day was a fine one, with many trout coming to hand. All were caught on a black beadhead hare's ear.

Wild Browns and Owls on X Creek

(1/30/2018- This post contains examples of very poor fish handling. Use it as an example of what not to do. Thank you, 
R.M. Lytle)

After opening day, I can finally indulge in the wild fish of my favorite stream. X Creek has a beauty so far unmatched by any other trout stream in the near vicinity. I was lucky and hooked several fantastic browns on my mono-body nymph pattern. As I traveled back downstream, I was even more lucky to observe a barred owl close enough to get pictures. I was overwhelmed by its stare. I have never once seen such an inquisitive bird.

This wild jewel came from a pool that nearly always produces

 

Very few can claim to know the colors of a trout until they have caught a wild fish such as this.

 The owl quietly observers from a birch tree.

The clean water of the stream holds many a secret. A monster may be lurking just behind that rock. Or, as was the case, a little salmon parr.

About Me and My Favorite Pastime

I am a small stream angler who moved from Pennsylvania to Central CT. Although I can mostly be found fishing small waters for wild trout, I fish the big waters in my state occasionally. I also appreciate stalking bass, pickerel,  and panfish on the fly. I tie my own flies and actively observe the rivers I fish.

this small wild brooky wandered into the Salmon River from Dickinson Creek. The poor thing jumped and smashed into a rock, and didn't survive. I took him home and gave him to a friend.