A late start to the day, the sun was high in the sky but faded by the clouds. Chris had given up and retreated back to the FJ for a beer. My optimism was peaking as I approached the slight turn in the stream. For the fifth time my strategy was about to change. I’ve always been hesitant to use my Vladi Trzebunia (Vladi worm), but at this point, why not?
Then, as i came upon the corner of the stream, the sun poked its head out from the clouds. Certainly an invitation to cast my line! I shoot my line over the glistening caps, and it tunnels it’s way just under the brush leaning over the stream. The 3 hour drought was over! The first cast with the Vladi worm really helped it earn it’s spot next to my other flies. A beautiful 15 inch brown was perfectly hooked on the other end clearly in love with the Vladi worm.
Though the day was rather slow, I was able to pull in one more trout, proving to be a fairly good day for fish porn. Remember, when viewing fish porn, be sure to bring your pink condoms to help protect you from a drought!
The trout seemed to hate me this day until I came to this back woods section of the Flat Brook. My Adams Parachute and Brown Drake were letting me down for the first time ever so I decided to put on a plain and simple black ant. Never was big into terrestrial flies on big pools, but I figured I might as well try something different. The sun was breaking through the trees now and the mist was just about gone as I entered the stream. The water was still dark and gloomy as I waded my way in. There was only silence to be heard except a little run from the river about a hundred feet in front of me. As I prepare to shoot my line I have an overwhelming sense of excitement come over me, and trust me this was completely unexpected. Just as my black ant hit the water, the fight was on. Out comes my net, in goes the fish. A 14 inch brook trout was the culprit of this wonderful catch. 27 fish later, I snapped this picture of my final trout of the day.
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