The Perfect Little Escape..

[bkill]

I was supposed to be on the Beaverkill this weekend but I had to cancel the trip due to the conditions...I needed to do a little fishing this evening..So instead of swinging streamers in the high and off-color South Branch, I decided to hit a Wild Trout Stream...Of course there were no cars parked or even signs of any fishermen having hit the water for awhile...I went right to a deep plunge pool which yielded a large brown a few years ago...Nothing in the big pool...So I hiked to a few spots...

The night was perfect...The stream was at an optimum level and there were some caddis and small sulphurs hatching...The woods were in full green bloom...The birds were chirping, the deer were feeding and the occasional sound of an aluminum bat hitting a ball and cheers from a nearby school field made the setting just perfect for this late spring evening...

I had my small stream setup...A 7 ft 9 in Orvis Superfine 2 wt complete with an Orvis CFO...I tied on one of Charlie Bates Yellow Wulffs ( I was watching Charlie tie a dozen yesterday at Shannons and grabbed one out of the bins this afternoon)...

Most of the stream is wide and shallow but there are small deep plunge pools and undercut banks that hold a decent population of wild browns...It is not a stream for numbers, but a little hidden gem in the middle of this busy world of ours...

Every little pool has enough obsticles (fallen trees, large bushes, tight canopy, blowdowns) to drive a fly caster crazy...But that is just part of this game...My casting was pretty good, even though it did take a little time to get use to casting the small rod (first time she has been out this season)...

First cast into the tail of the little pool caught the attention of this fat little Brown

The rest of the night was spent stalking the small pools and pockets and catching fiesty Browns...No changing flies...No Selective Trout...Just enjoying the sounds, smells and sights of one of our most precious treasures...

 

[Fisher]

You mean precious treasures.....not "precise". Just sayin'.

 

[BRK TRT]

Nice report and photos.

Small streams and wild trout will refresh the mind and soul.

Thanks.

 

[44forrest]

Really enjoyed your report. Your love of our sweet insanity is evident as is your ability to find diamonds in the rough.

 

[AKSkim]

Nice report .. yeah... bkill.

I read it with great interest.

Just one thing... I was waiting for the part that you were attacked by some wild animal.

I read (almost) every word of your report and not one word of a wild animal attack or sighting. Zippo.

I was disappointed.. well almost, I could have been.. if I read every word which I didn't.

You went into a lot of detail but you forgot to tell me what stream you were on. Be nice if you also posted where I should park and what direction I should walk to get to those same pools.

Thanks in advance.

AK Skiim

 

[bkill]

I read (almost) every word of your report and not one word of a wild animal attack or sighting. Zippo.

I was disappointed..

AK Skiim

I didnt want to scare anyone away but I saw Mountain Lion signs...Paw Prints, Scat and the remains of a half eaten fisherman (must have been a Center Pinner because the beast spit him out)

 

[AKSkim]

I didnt want to scare anyone away but I saw Mountain Lion signs...Paw Prints...

I don't think you are funny one bite.