I’ll be brief, conditions the past two days have been excellent. Tomorrow will be the same or better for dry fly fishing and being outside in general, I plan to take advantage of it while I can. I spent a few hours under cloudy skies on the 10th tossing a …
Weeks ago I made a few phone calls and secured a one time access on a creek I’ve never fished but stared at on the map wondering and day dreaming of what it might hold. I knew it had the potential to hold large numbers of brook trout and because …
Got out yesterday for a few hours on a creek that is small and difficult to fish especially during the late spring and summer. The weeds are already knee to thigh high and crowding the banks making casting accuracy more important. It is quickly feeling more and more like summer, soon …
May 21st Hit a short section of creek that I haven’t seen in over a year and in fact I think it might have been almost two since I had walked these banks. This section of creek offers brown trout and they are typically difficult to catch, minimal nymphing opportunities and …
Trout are carnivores and this time of year they demonstrate that fact by chasing fat streamers to your feet despite the clear low water. These fish are hungry, period. Note the below image for this post, look closely and you’ll see a brown trout holding a sucker in it’s jaws. I peered …
Sit back after a day of work, two hours of quality trout angling, a 5.4 mile run at a pace of 7 min/mile with a glass of red wine, Faded From Winter on the radio and try not to smile. Try not to feel like you’ve got everything the world …
That’s the goal for today. I’ll be heading out the door in an hour, down into a valley to drop these bombs on a few unsuspecting hungry brown trout. Lets hope they are up for it, I know I am. Next few days should make for some excellent trout fishing …
Caddis in the Afternoons starting around 1:30pm It’s just beginning so you should have some time yet, a good week or more. Charcoal Gray Body, Tan/Dun Wings in #18/20 A #16 Worked Well for Me, They will get larger as the hatch progresses. Grease your fly and your line, drag …
[singlepic id=3324 w=300 h=220 float=right] Notes and Observations: Arrival Water Temp: ~53°F at 9:59am Arrival Air Temp: Low 60’s Again Low Stained Water Again Fished the SMB First First BWO’s arrived at 11:44am Fished the SMB after the Hatch Again A Down/Across into the Tail of Runs Worked Well [singlepic …
[singlepic id=3318 w=280 h=200 float=right] Notes and Observations: Arrival Air Temp: ~62°F at 9:49am Arrival Water Temp 52°F at 9:59am Low Slightly Stained Water BWO’s Arrive at 11:45am Streamer Fishing First Few Hours of the Day Aggressive Strikes from Browns in the Riffles/Shallower Runs Broke my Tip Top Guide off …
