A New Trout Pond

Walked into a new trout pond this AM. Water was like a mirror, and trout were rising all over. They were very spooky though and I could not get close enough to them to cast to em. I had to just sit still and wait until they came in close enough to cast to.

Friday Morning brookies

So I have been waiting all week to go back to the stream I was briefly at last week that had the huge hatch on it. I didn't feel like lugging my canoe into it so I decided to try my first attempt at stream fishing from a float tube. Where I was is basically a really long beaver flowage so it actually worked well. The big problem was the unrelenting wind!! I was not sure I was going to be able to make it back up stream!!! Well there was no hatch at all today, but I was able to get some fish on streamers and nymphs. I had two hawks circle over my head for most of the day.

Great Weekend of Fishing

I had a great weekend of fishing!!

Saturday Morn I hit my local trout stream, there was actually frost on the ground when I got there at 6!!! I soon warmed up , but man the black flies came out with a vengeance!!!! The good part.. the trout were biting too!!! Before I left I saw the biggest owl I have ever seen in my life.



Sunday morn I hit my first pond of the year. The trout were pretty cooperative there too!! On the walk out I decided to bush wack down to a stream that runs near the path. The stream is very slow and boggy, you need a canoe to fish it. I did find I could hop on grass clumps and get near it in one spot. The black flies were the worst I have ever seem in my life!!! They were in my eyes, ears, I was breathing them in, it would take an iron will to fish there long. Well there was also one of the biggest mayfly hatches I have ever seen as well. I was able to get a few fish from the spot I got to, but I couldn't go up and down the stream at all. I really wish I had my kayak. Oh well. GREAT weekend