1/8/06 Report

I manged to get out this morning for a few hours. temperatures were in the upper 20’s, but the wind made fishing early not very pleasant . I fished basic scuds and midge larvae or midge emergers all AM. I was cut short for time otherwise i would have fished later in the AM to the mid-afternoon hours when feeding action usually takes off.

Did manage a couple of nice ones:

Pick a warmer day than I did if you’re thinking of hitting some area streams .

D.A.

Baitfish sure can be pretty

Nice pic’s and fish.

Nice fish, and great pics Dave
Thanks for sharing.

dave

Nice looking fish. I used to do a lot of rainbow fishing out of reservoirs in CO and WY and always had a blast. But, I still don’t know my trout very well. What kind of trout are they? They have some awesome colors

Both of those “baitfish” are brown trout.

Thanks for the compliments gents,
D.A.

D.A. if you don’t mind sharing, what stream were you fishing? I’ve never had good luck winter trout fishing so i don’t really go out much

Check your e-mail.

D.A.

Yep, those are some beauty brown trout. They are my 2nd favorite trout, falling behind the extraordinary brook trout! Those are some fine trout. the last one is a very nice one. That sounds like a lot of fun, keep it up!

Couple of beautiful browns. Where were you fishing?

I’ll be getting out Sunday. Hopefully to Whitewater.
How you be down there at all?

I’ve fished the Whitewater area three times so far this year and it is fishing pretty well. The mild weather has been a huge advantage in keeping rod eyes clear and making it easier to fish. As DA stated in another post the water is very clear and low. If the sky is cloudy it fishes much better than when bright sunshine rules the day. The sun casts so many shadows onto the clear water, from the flyline and even water droplets, that it makes it near impossible to catch fish in anything other than the faster runs. On sunny days hit the faster sections and try a stream that allows you to work upstream facing the sun. While unpleasant, it will help keep the shadows to a minimum.