Tough day wading with high flows from a storm the previous night. Wading against fast water will wear a man out! Flies drifting at ridiculous speeds but still managed a few. 72* ambient, 60* water temp.
More Brookies and cold water
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Rebel
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Which stream were you fishing? Middle Prong? What flies?
Purple Haze dry and a Prince nymph caught the most. Both in a #14. I don't fish the park…
Iroquois
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Looks like you had a decent day, nice Brookies! That stream has some nice pocket water and runs.
I've caught exactly 1 trout in my 50 years, and it looked exactly like the one in that second pic. Same size. It was about 15 years ago, and we were on vacation in Boone, NC and I could occasionally see them in a little pool below the cabin we had rented. I'm no trout fisherman, but they sure are pretty little boogers and I'm amazed at the tiny waters you catch them in. The older I get, the more I think I'd like to try my luck at it. If nothing else, it looks like a good way to stay cool and enjoy some nice scenery. Great pics!
Beautiful
What beautiful pictures! Thank you for sharing!
J.A.F.O.
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Amazing pics of them lil ones. Beautiful scenery too.
Son and I will be up in the Highlands on Saturday trying to catch a few. Just finished up putting new eyes on an old Sage I bought when I was a teenager so hopefully re-break it in with some success.
Son and I will be up in the Highlands on Saturday trying to catch a few. Just finished up putting new eyes on an old Sage I bought when I was a teenager so hopefully re-break it in with some success.
Iroquois
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Post some pics of your trip!
beautiful fish and great pictures. Miss the mountains
easy45
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beautiful fish
These are my favorite fish to catch. I'll take them over every other fish in the water.
J.A.F.O.
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Here you go.
Sorry no fish pics. No brookies luck in the micro creek but we did catch a bow and brown each in the big creek. Bout dropped the phone in the creek on the first one so I opted to keep it in my pack. I'll try better today.
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Beautiful pics!
I'm gonna start this fall hitting more streams.
Purple Haze? Was my favorite dry when I used to fish wisconsins Driftless region.
You seem to like the Brookies.
Look up the Sutton River in Ontario.
100 20-24" brookies a day.
I'd still like to make that trip one day.
Iroquois
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Very nice photos! Catching those Brookies can be tough to do on some days! I dropped my phone in the drink a few months back, luckily had everything backed up. My new phone is waterproof to 2.5 meters, just what I need!
My new phone is "waterproof" as well. I fish with one guy who puts his underwater a lot and takes videos. I haven't gotten that brave "yet" but I probably will. It just kinda freaks me out because used to, if they got rained on, they'd stop working.
Iroquois
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I understand that, I haven't had the nerve to "dunk it" yet either. My philosophy is to take a picture in shallow water and if I drop it I'm still ok!
Rebel
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I've caught a lot of fish with a #16 prince nymph
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Crappieaddict
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That's great! I don't know the stream, but definitely keep it a secret!
Iroquois
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That's extremely rare indeed. Alot of the Brook Trouts home range has also been reduced with the introduction of Rainbow and Brown Trout. I think I would take that location to the grave lol!
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and logging.That's extremely rare indeed. Alot of the Brook Trouts home range has also been reduced with the introduction of Rainbow and Brown Trout. I think I would take that location to the grave lol!
J.A.F.O.
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Where we go there are big log jams (like 5ft) built up from the main creek to the creeks known to have a reproduction of brookies. Have no idea who built them and when but it's a pretty cool idea to keep the bows and browns out.That's extremely rare indeed. Alot of the Brook Trouts home range has also been reduced with the introduction of Rainbow and Brown Trout. I think I would take that location to the grave lol!
It's getting really hot so I don't know if I will try to actually fish for them now till the water temp comes back down. I would feel horrible to play one to exhaustion and it not make it. I'm a sissy I know.
Iroquois
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I wonder if the local state biologist built them or had them built? If so, a great idea for sure. I've got to respect you for not wanting to fish with water temps rising!Where we go there are big log jams (like 5ft) built up from the main creek to the creeks known to have a reproduction of brookies. Have no idea who built them and when but it's a pretty cool idea to keep the bows and browns out.
It's getting really hot so I don't know if I will try to actually fish for them now till the water temp comes back down. I would feel horrible to play one to exhaustion and it not make it. I'm a sissy I know.
J.A.F.O.
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I don't know but I'm gonna ask next time I run into one.
I'm just as happy sitting on a rock around a pool and just watching them. I've got a totally different attitude when we go to Wy but here they are like pink unicorns or something. Just so rare I don't even wanna disturb em. That's just me though. Thx
trout unlimited built a lot of those. it helps with pooling.Where we go there are big log jams (like 5ft) built up from the main creek to the creeks known to have a reproduction of brookies. Have no idea who built them and when but it's a pretty cool idea to keep the bows and browns out.
It's getting really hot so I don't know if I will try to actually fish for them now till the water temp comes back down. I would feel horrible to play one to exhaustion and it not make it. I'm a sissy I know.
Waterfalls are usually used to prevent bows and browns from moving upstream. They are referred to as barrier falls. However, I fish several streams where all three thrive just fine. As for water temps, I carry a thermometer. If the stream temp is 67* or below, you should be good to go. As we get further into the summer, you'll have to get up into some higher elevation to find those temperatures.Where we go there are big log jams (like 5ft) built up from the main creek to the creeks known to have a reproduction of brookies. Have no idea who built them and when but it's a pretty cool idea to keep the bows and browns out.
It's getting really hot so I don't know if I will try to actually fish for them now till the water temp comes back down. I would feel horrible to play one to exhaustion and it not make it. I'm a sissy I know.
Those little rascals, you're standing head high in one pool and casting up into the next, when the fly hits the water one or two will rush out and they and the fly are floating toward you, they are studying the fly trying to make up their little minds if it's edible or not. Then they will rush it and grab it or just reject it and disappear in a flash, it's like watching a toaster and and wondering when the toast will pop up.
