Got a mountain bike ride in yesterday. Whenever I cross this little stream I always look to see if I see any fish. The "pool" under the bridge often seems to hold a few 2-3" long brookies. It's an amazing thing. The stream runs all year - even when super dry - due to springs along it's route and good groundwater perking up through the sandy substrate in the area. it's got good shade in many areas via hemlocks or heavy forest cover. All of that screams brookies... But it's size is teeny. It's maybe 4 feet wide in the riffle in the center of the top pic. The pools are at most a foot deep - during run off!
But yesterday, I stopped and watched the biggest brookie I've ever seen in this stream - probably a 6" fish - ding a few caddis that were flitting about. A second fish in the 4" range was about as well.
I may have to pack a rod on one of my rides this spring...
Sounds like a good idea Will!
ReplyDeleteTrue Mark!
DeleteI fished a stream about that size once, and it was surprisingly fun. The fish were obviously pretty small, but it was still cool to see just how small of a pool they need - most of the fish were holding in ~6" water, and oftentimes the pools were no bigger than a square foot.
ReplyDeleteAwesome Coleman. It's amazing how well they can hide in spots that appear to be cover free.
DeleteWill I love streams like that...3-5 inch brookies are awesome.
ReplyDeleteAlan - Ill post some pic's I got this weekend on a different stream soon. It's a stream within the Quabbin Reservation so you can't fish it until the mid April opening of the Reservation. Only one fish which wiggled loose pre pic, but some cool pictures of the stream..
DeleteWill I love streams like that...3-5 inch brookies are awesome.
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