 Upstate NY Trout: Small Streams, High Water And Wild Rainbows
Posted by shaq (6875 reads)
Trout Stream Video
Over the past year, I have had the chance to chat and fish with many of the
members of this website. Normally, there is considerable distance between
us and the most we can get together is once in a while. However ,one member
I have met and fished with once or twice actually lives the same distance,
granted in the opposite direction, from one of the places I fish and would
like to get to know better. This past weekend, as I was heading over to my
chosen destination, I recieved a phone call from ChrisR. He was currently
fishing the same river that I had in mind and he was hooking some small
fish. We decided in an impromptu strategy session that we would meet and
tackle one of the smaller tributaries of the system and 45 minutes later we
were in waders and making our way up a small stream. The water was full of
wild rainbows ranging from 3 to 10 inches and as is customary with wild
rainbow trout, they took flies with regularity. It was bead head
nymph/indicator fishing and we plunked the pockets and chuckled as we hand
stripped our prizes. Once in a while a stout 8-9 incher would charge out of
the deeper pockets and jump skyward giving us a good show. In the
afternoon, we made our way down to the main river and caught some bigger
fish, the same way. About an hour after Chris and I parted ways, the big
river gave up a real prize. A silver bullet of 19 inches which left me
visibly shaken and not from the
approaching thunderstorm. Those storms left
our day 2 plans in the air and we hit another system only to find rising
water (Shocker, in upstate NY this year) and willing browns. The hatch did
come off on the night of day 2 but the color of the water must have kept the
fish down. It was great to fish with Chris again and with someone from this website.
It's just fun to find new water, good get out with people who are
like-minded and ready for any adventure which may come their way.
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Re: Upstate NY Trout: Small Streams, High Water And Wild Rainbows
by jeremy http://www.fliesandfins.com | shaq,
i gotta be honest .. that rainbow pictured in the video is awesome ... healthy looking, all his fins and nicely colored fins .. no deformities from growing up in a stocking tank (smashed up mouth, missing or clipped fins, stub tails) ... so, for me, i would love to sneak a trip into some of those streams with you ... hey, size is relative to what the target species is .. so, if i am fishing to wild rainbows and browns in tiny little crystal clear streams and i get a dozen or so 10 inches or under but the shot at one 19 inch fish .... that would be amazing ... do those water temps reman cool throughout july and august? if so, i often go to the vermont area for work .. and would love to hook up for an after-work, evening fly fishing session...
actually - i did that with chrisr one time in super early spring on the battenkill ...but we were jumping the gun and it was still way to cold ... so next time i am in that area .. i will let you guys know and maybe you guys can let me tag along ... would love to try some new water other than the battenkill ...(although, i have still yet to learn how to fish that effectively ... i get skunked there often) ... great post ... that 19" rainbow was really nice ... thanks. |
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Re: Upstate NY Trout: Small Streams, High Water And Wild Rainbows
by wrh http://www.theanglersnet.com | Shaq,
Another outstanding video. The music set the tone of the wild action, nothing better than wild fish. It is a blast to fish new water for wild fish and the process of unlocking the mysteries of new water. I look forward to more outings and video in the future. Meeting new people of like mind and new water is as good as it gets. |
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Re: Upstate NY Trout: Small Streams, High Water And Wild Rainbows
by ChrisR | | It was a pleasure fishing with you again Geoff. I'm definitely looking forward to exploring more of those waters with you as well. I was pleased how we found that trib stacked up with all those small rainbows. It proves that the health of that water system is improving. And that big bow you got after I left is a very sweet fish indeed. I'm sure we'll find a lot more like that the more we fish it. Gotta love those nice wild fish. Even the little guys fight a little more than the stockies seem to. Jer you got my number dude. Next time your in VT give me a shout and we'll definitely do some fishing. The larger river in that system runs at about the same temps as most all the other large rivers. So fishing is more productive in the early moring and evenings. That little trib was very cold though. Just as long as it has water (not a problem this year), it should stay nice through August. We pretty much fished the small cool trib during the hot afternoon hours. It definitely didn't bother the rainbows. They were after those nymphs hard. |
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Re: Upstate NY Trout: Small Streams, High Water And Wild Rainbows
by waterwhippa | | That water looks sick. The fish are extremely healthy. Great video. |
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Re: Upstate NY Trout: Small Streams, High Water And Wild Rainbows
by Darthwader | | Once again, you manage to capture what it is all about. You still make those who fish with you look great on video, however, I am on to you ! I recognize that crappy Batenkill reel in all those pictures, that is your rod and those are your fish ! Just how many of those fish were caught on power bait (laughs) Nice work. See you on the "BIG D". |
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