Fly Fishing - Fishing last weekend

Marcel_Karssies · Location: Enschede - The Netherlands

I have renamed the guppy bum rod to trout bum again since I managed to land two out of six fish last weekend.
No pics though because yours truly was not using a landing net so fish tend to escape before their picture is taken.
Currently there are lot of mayflies around and this has not gone unnoticed by the trout.

Mayfly.

My fishing buddy Joop had a ball of a time casting to a constant rising fish that would any pick up mayflies from the surface.
When I heard loud splashed I thought my buddy had gone for a swim but the racket was caused by the trout.

Joop´s brown trout.

In the evening fish I noticed loads of fish where rising.
The splashes where kind of small so it where no trout.

Trying to catch rising fish.

After dozens of missed striked I identified the fish species that was rising to the small flies at dusk.
A shiner species known as Dace was the culprit.
Small fish that are lightning fast to strike and just as fast to spit the hook out.

Dace.

So I fished the dry fly for the first time since a long time.
I guess we can do that more often now since spring is in full swing and fish are feeding on top again.
Streamer fishing is still deadly for trout though, it seems they never can resist a small zonker when it comes along.

Fishing the streamer.

I always wonder why most fish are located in town centers.
I guess it is safe there while cormorants and herons seem to avoid build up areas with lot of people activity.
Fishingbuddy Hans tried his skills in town while we where on the bridge.
We could see the fish rise and saw him constantly missing the strikes.

Hans trying his best in the towns center.

Even though we gave Hans detailed info on fish positions he failed to get any.
No problem though, we will be back!

View from the brigde, mostly shiners with the odd brown trout thrown in.[/img]

MarshallD · Location: Naples, Fl

Great report, Marcel. I like the Mayfly picture. It looks like this stream will be fun for you throughout the summer season. Here in Maine, we have River Chubs along with the Dace. They provide forage for the larger game fish.
There's something about catching rising fish that is so satisfying. Streamer stripping is OK, but when we find rising fish, it's hard to leave them.

Perhaps someday you can come to Maine for a fishing visit. I coud take you on a float trip in the drift boat. You'd like fishing dry flies to rising Browns and Rainbows here on the Kennebec River.

MarshallD
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Marcel_Karssies · Location: Enschede - The Netherlands

Hey, Maine sounds good. Trout fishing in the rivers and then to the coast to catch Stripers. I guess Maine should be the place where I catch my first brook trout. That is a species high on my wish list, problem is there are so many more Smile

MarshallD · Location: Naples, Fl

I took this picture of a Brook Trout while Jeremy and I were fishing late season near his home in Portland. You should come for a visit. June-July August are all good. We can get you over some Brookies. Smile

marshall