South Branch

[hoxie]

I fished the South Branch of the Hoosic in Cheshire for a little while this morning.

Temps were cold (33 degrees) and the sky was partly sunny.

I was fortunate enough to land a nice 12 inch brown. Hopefully a harbinger of things to come this spring.

Certainly better than I did in the Josh Snyder Ice Derby just upstream at Cheshire Lake yesterday.

[DRYFLYPHIL]

Hoxie,

one is better then none.

What did you catch it on, if you don't mind me asking?

Anyway, its great hearing of your success..............Phil

[hoxie]

Phil:

I'm certainly not complaining. It's been a tough winter to fish. One of my usual standby brooks has been frozen over for the past month, and the other (at the Greylock Glen) just hasn't been producing - - possibly because of a wetlands restoration project going on there.

To answer your question, I caught my brown on a mealy worm. (Yes, I know it's not a fly, but I did release the brown unharmed).

Hoxie

[DRYFLYPHIL]

Hoxie, don't feel bad about using meal worms. I use them sometimes myself on an occasion.

Have a good one....................Phil