snakeman Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 I flew in from London yesterday and couldn't think of a better way to work off the jet-lag than to spend some time on my favourite stream. She's high and muddy but with a little leg work there are fishable spots to be found. It was a nice walk to the river, with wildflowers in abundance I came across this adult wood frog in the woods. It's always a pleasure to find these guys, I don't see them often enough here. Covering water with a black bugger, I stung a nice brown in a side channel but missed the hookset as I was distracted by a pair of hawks circling above me. Moving on to another channel I got a chase from something big on a slow strip. A couple casts later I hooked up, and after 2 minutes of headshakes and tail-walking (a habit of most of the bigger browns on this river), I had my first Elbow trout of 09 With that I was satisfied and called it a day. Certainly not a bad way to start the year! Quote
trailhead Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Thanks for the nice pics, and report. Be careful though you might be giving away someones "secret spot". Quote
SteveM Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Looks like you had a good day, Snake. It's nice to see I'm not the only one who takes the time to stop & smell the flowers. Took this pic on Saturday... These are from last month... I like this one... Good-looking brown, BTW! Later, Steve Quote
reevesr1 Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Steve, Are you gay? I guess we can still fish together, but keep your damn distance. Snake, There are fish in the Elbow? I'll be there tomorrow!! Nice pictures boys. Quote
troutlover Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 Wel you know what happens if you spell steve bakwards G-A-Y P.S-nice fish Quote
Conor Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 A bit of a highjack... Has anyone here tried to correlate certain flowers blooming with certain insect hatches starting? There is a term for this that I can't remember. Just wondering if anyone has any local knowledge of such. Quote
cowtownscribe Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 Yup, someone already has. The book is called 'The Phenological Fly' by Bob Scammel. It has been one of my favorites for many years, and the only thing I would change about it - is to include other species other than the Super Hatches. Of course had that been done, the darn thing would've ended up as big as Rob and Macolm's book 'Mayflies'. Did you catch that Bob? Regards, Frank. Quote
Hawgstoppah Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 A bit of a highjack... Has anyone here tried to correlate certain flowers blooming with certain insect hatches starting? There is a term for this that I can't remember. Just wondering if anyone has any local knowledge of such. you can also tell that caddis are about to start for the first time of the year when you smell that "sweet" river smell when you are near it. The first time I smell that I know caddis are less than a week away, and it never fails me. Quote
snakeman Posted June 24, 2009 Author Posted June 24, 2009 Thanks for the nice pics, and report. Be careful though you might be giving away someones "secret spot". Damn you're right, that mud is a dead giveaway Have you made it out to the Elbow yet? Very cool pics Bob, do you happen to know what kinds of flowers these are? Here's another pretty one I found, no clue what it's called Quote
SteveM Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 Damn you're right, that mud is a dead giveaway Have you made it out to the Elbow yet? Very cool pics Bob, do you happen to know what kinds of flowers these are? Here's another pretty one I found, no clue what it's called Sorry, no clue... I'm no botanist; I'm just (according to Rickr & Troutlover) extremely gay! Nice pic, Snake... Later, Steve Quote
birchy Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 Sorry, no clue... I'm no botanist; I'm just (according to Rickr & Troutlover) extremely gay! Nice pic, Snake... Later, Steve You do seem to be a pretty happy fella! Quote
Castuserraticus Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 Damn you're right, that mud is a dead giveaway Have you made it out to the Elbow yet? Very cool pics Bob, do you happen to know what kinds of flowers these are? Here's another pretty one I found, no clue what it's called Honeysuckle Quote
trailhead Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 Hey Snake, no haven't had the opportunity yet. Need a cool drizzly day to keep the raft hatch down and the real hatch up. Quote
snakeman Posted June 24, 2009 Author Posted June 24, 2009 Hey Snake, no haven't had the opportunity yet. Need a cool drizzly day to keep the raft hatch down and the real hatch up. I actually haven't seen any out here west of the city yet, but I don't bother hitting the water on weekends. Speaking of hatches, lots of golden stones, lime sallys, PMD's and caddis around - should be another good year for dry fly action. Thanks for the comments guys. time to go fishing... Quote
Conor Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 Yup, someone already has. The book is called 'The Phenological Fly' by Bob Scammel. It has been one of my favorites for many years, and the only thing I would change about it - is to include other species other than the Super Hatches. Of course had that been done, the darn thing would've ended up as big as Rob and Macolm's book 'Mayflies'. Did you catch that Bob? Regards, Frank. Oh, man. $100 used and $250 new. Looks like they need to send that one back to the printers. Quote
Guest girlsfishtoo Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 Nice shots snakeman and BobLoblaw, thanks for sharing! Quote
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