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 Fall Fly Fishing: Colorful Brookies And Hungry Salmon
Posted by jeremy on October 17, 2004
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My wife and I rambled around Southern Maine this weekend looking for good colors and photos. We found some good colors and not just on the trees. The Brook Trout fishing was great. The fish were plentiful and colorful. They were actively feeding and black seemed to be the color that they loved. The brookies were nosed up to the white water and every run I hit seemed to hold fish. The Salmon were holding in the deeper runs and I had one beautiful fish on my line, but he managed to snap me off. I would have to agree with Marshall's theory when fly fishing for Brookies and Salmon in the fall. Fish the water from top to bottom and move around a lot. Today, I started in a run that typically holds a lot of fish but not this year. The fish were in the white water. I love fall fly fishing in Maine. The air is cool, the colors are vibrant and the Brookie fishing can be fantastic. I was amazed how many fish were holding in the pocket waters. I mean little tiny runs that would be easy to overlook. I like to
fish the little runs and pocket water from an upstream position. I basically swing the fly below me and twitch it around in the pocket water. It seems to work very well and it seems to irritate the Brookies and Salmon. You would be surprised to see how large the fish can be that hang in the pocket water. Of course, big fish like the pools and the deep runs. However, don't forget that they are on the move. If you fish the pocket water, you never know. You may just hook into a big fish that is making his way upstream for the fall spawn. In order to get all the way upstream the fish have to go through both the deep and skinny runs. So, fish where the fish are and you'd be surprised where they will sometimes be.
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Re: Fall Fly Fishing: Colorful Brookies And Hungry Salmon
by MarshallD on October 17, 2004 http://www.flyanglersguide.com | COLORS!
October colors the Fish, Flies,Fins, for Fishing Fiesta time in Maine! I'm putting the brightest flies together and I won't forget the Black! |
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