hemlock
Active member
I heard Penns is pretty crowded these days, so I did my part this weekend to help reduce it and left the state entirely. I loaded up the truck and headed south with brook trout on my mind. I figured water would be pretty low and it certainly was. It was still pretty damn cold though.
The fish weren't looking up on the first stream, so I switched over to a small jig streamer. That brought several to hand for the morning. Beers were calling back at the truck and I answered. I took the rest of the day to do some touristy stuff.
Would ya just look at that.
The next day I hit a different stream, fish still weren't eager to eat on top. Jig streamer into every plunge pool it is. This stream produced some nicer fish. Of course, I LDR'd the best fish of the day but this one wasn't too bad.
I finished the day with a "swim" in the main river... lasted about 30 seconds... did I mention the water is still cold?
I hit one more stream the next day and finally the fish were eager to eat an EHC. I picked up two empty worm containers at a beaver pond to gain some good karma from the fishing gods. All in all, a great trip in pursuit of the lil' guys.
Tight lines.
The fish weren't looking up on the first stream, so I switched over to a small jig streamer. That brought several to hand for the morning. Beers were calling back at the truck and I answered. I took the rest of the day to do some touristy stuff.
Would ya just look at that.
The next day I hit a different stream, fish still weren't eager to eat on top. Jig streamer into every plunge pool it is. This stream produced some nicer fish. Of course, I LDR'd the best fish of the day but this one wasn't too bad.
I finished the day with a "swim" in the main river... lasted about 30 seconds... did I mention the water is still cold?
I hit one more stream the next day and finally the fish were eager to eat an EHC. I picked up two empty worm containers at a beaver pond to gain some good karma from the fishing gods. All in all, a great trip in pursuit of the lil' guys.
Tight lines.
