Wild Browns and T!

I was able to take a day off from work this past Friday and meet up with a buddy on a Pennsylvania limestone stream for the morning trico hatch. The stream we fished see's very little pressure throughout the year which usually makes for some good outings, except for this time. Everything was in place, swarms of trico's were mating over the water and a few browns were taking the dun from the waters surface. By 9:00 am the spinner fall was it's best and plenty of fish were taking the natural but despite our best efforts the browns for the most part ignored our imitations. This stream is both a blessing and a curse for many reasons but I will only talk about a few. For starters the river is teeming with brown trout and some are quite large. Two years ago I hooked and landed a 22" wild brown from this river in February and I think it's safe to say there are larger ones lurking in the pools. This what keeps me coming back. Not to mention most people drive past this stream in search more popular and " famed" waters. So here's the catch. It's a real bitch to fish. Flat out. Wading in the lower section is basically impossible and there is very little room for a back cast. To top it all off  the fish rise about 50 feet away on the opposite bank. But there are a lot of BIG fish that reside in this stretch year round, so to me it's worth the effort. I only need one good wild brown to make the day a success. While the upstream sections are much easier to wade and fish, these sections are better suited for nymphing and swinging fly's than dry fly's.. So by the days end a few fish came to the net, nothing big but wild! And to me that's all that counts.

 These pictures are not a good representation of the fish that swim in this river. These fish are on the small side compared to the river's average. 

On a side note I would like to show everybody my new one of a kind TROUTRAGEOUS! fly box. The gang over at T! sent me some decals and I figured I would give the fly box a little RAGE! 

THANKS!!!

The author of  TROUTRAGEOUS! featured Wild fly 365 on the "blog love" of the week post last week and I can't thank them enough for all the kind words and for introducing his followers to my blog. TROUTRAGEOUS! is a great fly fishing blog with daily updates. I'd suggest everybody head on over there and check it out. It's a must read. 

http://www.troutrageous.com/