I love ice fishing, but won't dwell on an early end to hardwater season. Last week brought with it unseasonal spring-like weather and a hankering for trout fishing. It was tough being stuck inside at work, but I was able to pay a visit to a favorite small stream before heading to the office one morning. It was a short, productive session with six gorgeous trout finding my net. The first two were sizable brown trout for this run that ate my dry fly in the head of the riffle. I was more expecting the dry to serve as an indicator in my dry-dropper rig, but was pleasantly surprised to see the surface eats in February. The next four trout, a mix of brookies and browns, gobbled up a small, beaded pheasant tail nymph. The color and fight of these stream-born trout never gets old. It was also encouraging to see skunk cabbage already sprouting in the woods. A sure sign that spring is near.
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Wild Trout Fix
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brook trout,
brookies,
brown trout,
dry dropper,
dry fly,
dry fly fishing,
fly fishing,
nymphing,
small stream fishing,
spring,
spring fever,
trout,
wild brown trout,
wild trout,
wild trout management area
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Pretty fish, and pretty productive outing.
ReplyDeleteNicely done.
What a perfect way to start the day! Looks like the brookies and browns are healthy, well fed. Like the new header photo. Looks very familiar. Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteMuch appreciated!
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