Nick and Jess invited the MKFF Crew up to the Adirondacks for Zach’s 25th Birthday weekend. On Friday evening, we departed New Jersey. The rain was terrible, fortunately we made it up to Brant Lake safely. Saturday’s weather was cloudy and warm, perfect for Bass fishing. I was able to catch Crappie, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Pickerel and Rock Bass on a Wooly Bugger with dumbell eyes. The next day, the sun shined through. Nick killed it on the Schroon using a Minnie Muddler and Slump Buster leveraging a Wet Fly technique. Overall, a great celebration combined with Rippin’ Lips.
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Just Schroon’in Around
Small Stream Exploring
My dad recently bought some property and built a cabin in the western Adirondacks. I finally got up here to enjoy some quality time with the family. My dad’s property back’s up to a remote stream, so yesterday I decided to give it a go and see if there were any wild trout. We hiked through the property to get to the water. This creek is nice and remote, and the only other way to access this section besides my dad’s property is a 3-mile hike in. I rigged up with my favorite way for prospecting small streams: a size 16 mini muddler. This fly is like a small Turk’s Tarantula. You can fish the mini muddler as a dry fly up stream and then swing it through a run downstream at the end of your drift. It’s a great way to cover a lot of water. On some of the slower pools, I switched to a Hendrickson Comparadun.
I hooked up with a lot of wild brookies, and they were spread out pretty evenly in different kinds of water. The creek had the classic Adirondack tea color with lots of structure, runs, pools, and pockets. Lots of midge activity on the surface with the occasional Hendrickson. It was an amazing time just exploring and catching these small but aggressive trout.
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