"You can observe a lot by just watching" - Yogi Berra
Finally, the first vanguard of spawning brookies have begun to ascend the Swift. This means that this is the latest arrival that I've seen. Last year the first sighting of BT on the redds was on October 28. Now, I'm not saying that brookies in spawning colors were not around in October of this year. They were but not on the redds. Yes, they are late this year.
Give Spawners a break
You will catch roaming brookies in spawning garb in places that they will not use for spawning. Any section with clean gravel and shallow water will attract them. One good bet would be to fish the tail ends of these sections for egg stealing rainbows while trying to walk on the weeds and leaf debris.
Best Flies for Fall Brookies
Since I love skinny water (so do spawning Brookies and Browns) my favorite patterns are small Soft Hackles (partridge and orange) and my Copper Grouse both in sizes 14 and 16. Toss in a micro egg or two and that rounds it out.
Don't forget to move around and try not to fish the same old places. These spawning brookies will draw bows and browns away from their usual haunts with the hope of an easy meal.
Swift Brown
Also, one does not need to throw articulated monsters at these big browns. Many are taken at this time of year on your average trout fly.
Book Me
The weather is good, the Swift has a good flow, let's catch some trout.
Ken
2 comments:
No credits given to the brown trout photo? Does not look like it was taken on your camera...
Anonymous,
It was not my fish but a great brown taken from the Swift and that's why I posted it. I wave the pom-poms for the river, not for myself.
There are many like that fish so go for it.
Ken
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