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Started by Big J, March 05, 2018, 09:12:19 AM

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Dougfish

"Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here?
 Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change? "
Kelly's Heroes,1970

"I don't wanna go to hell,
But if I do,
It'll be 'cause of you..."
Strange Desire, The Black Keys, 2006

Dougfish


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J and I decided to test some Brookie waters. Decided poorly?
All of this on one huge watershed.
Rolled onto the first target at 10:00ish. 26 degrees.

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Really good looking stream. Lots of wood, tight maneuvering.
Really good gradient and substrate.
Icy rocks. Icy everything.

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After 200 yards, no bites. Water temp was 39.
We backed out. And we will be back.

A short, sloppy dirt/gravel drive later brought us to #2.
Lower gradient, more water. Lots of wood, good substrate.
Will be an awesome dry fly stream.
Buttttt, not a good nymphing stream. Yesterday, anyhow.

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Lots of good fungi.

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And a humongous witches broom in the top of a white pine.

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Another 2-300 yards fished, back out.
40 degree water.
On to #3.

Even more wood. Really good medium gradient, good substrate.
All three will be good wildflower streams.
Puttyroot orchid. With last summer's bloom stalk.

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Backside.

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Some huge pools.

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Wood? AT bridge got wiped out 5-6 years ago.
Some recent felled treed piled on.

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The Mudwall gifted Scott glass and old Kazzo reel.

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Backed out on an old logging road.
42 degree water.
No fish between us. Good scouting, though.
Will be back when the water warms a bit.

 :cheers



"Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here?
 Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change? "
Kelly's Heroes,1970

"I don't wanna go to hell,
But if I do,
It'll be 'cause of you..."
Strange Desire, The Black Keys, 2006

Mudwall Gatewood 3.0

I've seen them, but had no idea they were called " witches broom".  I learned my 1 tidbit for the day.  Now I can nap.  Many thanks. 
"Enjoy every sandwich."  Warren Zevon

Big J



I'm currently 0 for 2 on trips this year.  First trip was in January after snow. Stupid on my part.  Not even a sign of a fish.  Hot spotting pictures.

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Then Doug and I did some scouting.  All the streams will be hit again this spring.  d:b

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Usually winter is decent to me fishing wise, but not this year  b';


Woolly Bugger

nice little cricks...  /'/
ex - I'm not going to live with you through one more fishing season!
me -There's a season?

Pastor explains icons to my son: you know like the fish symbol on the back of cars.
My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!

bmadd

Love the shot of the turkey tails

Big J

Getting outdoors with the kids on a 50 degree day was the goal, just happened to pick a trail with a stream running along it.  :P  Plan was just to hike and hit the pools close to the trail for a minute or two.  Ended up making maybe 20 casts.  Mainly because the first pool I came up to I caught a really nice fish I wasn't expecting while standing on the trail of one of the more popular hiking and fishing spots.  Crazy amounts of people levels.  Really didn't see the need to try and catch another trout after that and mainly just hiked and pointed out some of the unique geology to this area with the kids.  Kids logged 3 miles in with minimum complaining. 

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Might be hotspotting, but if you know, you know.  Everyone knows  :laugh:

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Get them kids outdoors.  Always amazing what they learn and remember from past outings and what you can learn from along the way.

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As with past TR's I post, here is some food stuff for you all.  Anyone in the Roanoke area, check out Mama Jeans.  This Reuben was  /'/



Woolly Bugger

damn fine not TR TR! V:;
ex - I'm not going to live with you through one more fishing season!
me -There's a season?

Pastor explains icons to my son: you know like the fish symbol on the back of cars.
My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!

Mudwall Gatewood 3.0

Quote from: Big J on January 30, 2023, 10:27:22 AM
Getting outdoors with the kids on a 50 degree day was the goal, just happened to pick a trail with a stream running along it.  ..........


Good job Dad!!!

I need to inform you, we (our families) need to script another nuptial agreement.  Grandson #2, Xander, is due the first week of April.  In today's world there is nothing wrong with marrying older gals or marrying sisters.  I will be in contact.
"Enjoy every sandwich."  Warren Zevon

Big J



Had to move SIL into a new rental Saturday.  Happens to be 5 minutes away from a trout stream I frequent.  30mph winds, dumped a bunch of rain the day before, and fishing a stream that historically the bite shuts down by noon.  Hopes weren't high, but I wanted a couple hours in the woods.  Caught a handful.  Bite was slow.  Most of the fishable pools weren't fishable.  But just what I needed after moving a bunch of furniture.

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hcrum87hc

I made this trip with a buddy back on a projected to be, but not quite rainy Veteran's Day and never got around to posting it.  Water was low since we hadn't received all that December rain yet, and we'd never fished this stream, but have fished some of it's feeders and always wanted to give it a shot.

Water was very low upon arrival.
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We decided to walk downstream a ways before beginning.
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Pretty quickly I was catching tiny bows and browns in every hole.
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My friend had entered the river upstream of me, and when I got to where he'd entered, I decided to keep fishing up, as it'd been a while since he'd gone through there.  I saw a decent fish, about 6-8" in a pool ahead of me.  It was the biggest I'd seen all day.  I made a cast to it, which it inspected but turned down. I made a second cast to it, which it ignored.  I let it continue drifting to the bottom of the small pool. 

Right as it neared the bottom of the pool, I saw a fish dart upstream towards my fly and nail it.  It was a lot bigger than the one I'd been targeting and was quite unhappy with it's current circumstances.  I got it in and whooped.  It was a mack daddy for this stream, and my largest wild brown to date.  To say I was ecstatic is an understatement.

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The pool it came out of.
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We continued fishing up, catching all the punes we could ever desire.  We tried a few deeper holes where we saw larger fish holding, but they weren't interested.  Eventually we stopped for lunch above a large pool where I enjoyed some summer sausage from my deer this season.

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Glad this thing wasn't active...
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We split up again, and I came across this short cave right on the water. That's cool!
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Eventually we caught up to one another and decided to fish one more hole before heading home.  I missed a swipe on the first cast, but on the second cast I managed to round out a wild slam, which I was not expecting that day.
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Until next time.         
Jeremiah 17:7

Woolly Bugger

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This! :cheers  :;!  d:b
 
ex - I'm not going to live with you through one more fishing season!
me -There's a season?

Pastor explains icons to my son: you know like the fish symbol on the back of cars.
My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!

Phil

Niiice wild small creek brown!  'c;