Post by DRYFLYPHIL on Oct 6, 2012 16:20:06 GMT -5
After taking care of a few Honey do's around the house. Though I wasn't sure of knowing what last summers heat did to any of the area small brooks, streams and their resident trout. I decided to take my efforts and my ( actually my dads ) Cabela's clear creek 7ft 2pc 1wt fly rod to a small stream that historically held native brookies. Well the fly of my choice and theirs was a size 16 bead head prince nymph, and it worked well. I did try a few other patterns, but went back to the BHP.
At 1st, I tried traditional nymphing methods thru the plunge pools and areas with current with no success. I then tried casting the BHP across these pools and with a twitching method while stripping it back like a streamer, they came out of their hiding places from under the rocks, and hit the BHP like a freight train. Though I only had about an hour or so, but what fun it turned out to be,
They were only 5" -6" or so, your typical native free stone brookie, but they had all their fall spawning colors going on, and what vibrant colors they were. Nothing more prettier then a brookie in the fall. Beautiful!!
I now know that some of the resident natives are there. So with weather permitting, I may go back there tomorrow & really hike back the brook, and try some drys. Maybe I'll even remember to bring my camera as well. Fun stuff!!!
At 1st, I tried traditional nymphing methods thru the plunge pools and areas with current with no success. I then tried casting the BHP across these pools and with a twitching method while stripping it back like a streamer, they came out of their hiding places from under the rocks, and hit the BHP like a freight train. Though I only had about an hour or so, but what fun it turned out to be,
They were only 5" -6" or so, your typical native free stone brookie, but they had all their fall spawning colors going on, and what vibrant colors they were. Nothing more prettier then a brookie in the fall. Beautiful!!
I now know that some of the resident natives are there. So with weather permitting, I may go back there tomorrow & really hike back the brook, and try some drys. Maybe I'll even remember to bring my camera as well. Fun stuff!!!
