A New Trout Pond

I decided to hike into a new trout pond this am. After a 2 mile very muddy walk, I got there. After setting up the tube I got out and caught a fish on the 2nd cast. The next couple hours proved to be a bit more frustrating. There were fish rising all over the pond, but I could not get them to bite. I threw most of what I had and nothing. As I broke for lunch I began to look a little closer at the rises. It was actually the tails of the fish breaking the water. I figured the fish must be hitting emergers under the surface. I re-armed with a sinking line and a nymph and went back out. I would let the line sink to bottom and then retrieve it fast. This turned out to be the trick!

On the way out I ran into four hikers, one from DC, One from Mass, One from Jersey, and 1 from NH. One of the guys had sliced his foot open good, so I gave them all a ride to the emergency room in Millinocket.