fishing this weekend

[flyI4]

Just got back from a couple days up there. With the wind being bad Friday/saturday, I chose to hang back until sunday. Met up with Allen (BHC) and his buddy and had a nice day. We hit a nice hendrickson hatch ,but the fish weren't on them for the first part of the afternoon. We thought this was the first day they really showed up on the water, so maybe the fish were not tuned in to them yet. As the wind calmed, the fish turned on for a short period and we got a little taste of quality dry fly action. Allen took a brown that was super fat like a largemouth bass, and I blew it on a few fish before bailing myself on a nice brownie just before dark. The day ending with fish rising and a heavy hatch left me leaving the river satisfied and optimistic about tomorrow.
Today, I went with my dad to a favorite early season stream and took the canoe with me since the stream is somewhat small. The bugs were very heavy here, and unlike the day before the fish were keyed in. Most pools had many risers, and they were dumb, classic april dry fly fishing. The wind was a little gusty at times, but there were enough calm periods in between to get the fly in there. Only saw a couple other fisherman and had a great day. Drove home this afternoon for class and am jealous my dad will be taking the week off to fish this week. If the wind doesn't get to bad I think it will be good. Here are some pics, and a cool video of fish gulping big time.

Our ghetto canoe rig:



Here is the video, my dad chokes pretty bad here and slaps it in there real sloppy. First chance of the year at a big fish. Click the video if u want to check it out.

 

[Catskill Mountain Man]

dude nice.

 

[Barleywine]

Excellent report.

Those are beautiful fish you're holding there, and I hope your dad got his share of the action.

 

[Trouser Trout]

Great pics, nice thread, you can't spare a couple dozen flies for DC?

 

[flyI4]

Excellent report.

Those are beautiful fish you're holding there, and I hope your dad got his share of the action.

He got his fair share today, he actually broke his rod in the canoe so we had to alternate between fish which was half fun coaching each other/half frustrating watching a ton of fish rise and only having 1 rod to cast.... he actually landed the best fish of the day that was in a cool spot along the bank barely sipping. A fun day for both of us no doubt

 

[Rusty Spinner]

Watched the video and your dad needs to do a quick upstream reach mend at the end of his cast and he would have landed that bank sipper

Tell him I said that....

(just hope he doesn't spit on my food next time I'm up at the cabin)

 

[Future Fanatic]

Watched the video and your dad needs to do a quick upstream reach mend at the end of his cast and he would have landed that bank sipper

Tell him I said that....

(just hope he doesn't spit on my food next time I'm up at the cabin)

As if NOW, there will be a "next time"...

 

[Rusty Spinner]

As if NOW, there will be a "next time"...

And his dad makes a killer chicken sandwich on the grill....:crap:

 

[dcabarle]

Looks like everyone has been having some very productive days. Nice looking fish.

 

[Trout Guy]

Deff. some nice lookin brownies..

I also like to fish that river early season, it warms up faster and triggers hatches a week or two earlier than most catskill rivers.

Nice report!

 

[Broadheadscreek]

JC had a great time fishing on Sunday a few nice fish on a beautiful day !! Looks as though you and your dad made the right call to take the canoe out some beauties there great job !!See you this weekend !!