The guys over at The Jersey Angler & Fly & Fin have both posted about how the autumn shrapnel leaves have complicated some of their recent fishing outings. Well, let me tell you…it ain’t much different in Pennsylvania, as I encountered first hand yesterday.
Had a nice full stringer of these guys
Yeah, the leaves were numerous, but honestly I have no reason to complain. The temps were in the low 60s (incredible for mid November) and it was a beautiful day. Water levels were a touch low – we haven’t had a good rain in a bit – and other than the leaves, the flows were running super clear so I expected nabbing a bunch of little wild brownies to be a little more difficult than usual heading in.
So what did I muster? One brown…with a net shot & an out of focus “hero shot” (my own fault for using my camcorder to take the pics)…oh well, at least the video is passable.
Just..a…little…fuzzy…
Here are a few other photos that try to illustrate that fishing count aside, how nice a day it was.
Rich blue sky, contrasts the colors of fall
Water about a foot lower than optimal
Who was that shadowy figure?
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Sure a nice day alright. What I would give to have a (60)degree day again about now. I agree with John, those spawning leaf fish can be everywhere on the stream this time of the year.
@John – Spawning like crazy.@Spurky – Shadow is on rocks, not water, but I hear ya.@Big – Hott fly – prince nymph. If 1 fish quantifies hotness.@Ryan – They are beautiful this time of year.@Mel – Rainy & dark today…boo!
That leaf may be a spawner, but it looks to me like it's spawning days are over and done. I hope you ended up covering it with a nice glaze and grilling it until it was nice and crispy! OwlPS – Thank you so much for the blogroll link!
Nice Fish! Nice leaf… looks like a spawner 🙂
have to teach u to keep your shadow off water,and how to sneek,geez,thought we taught u better when at trout run
Well done, fish to hand is always good.. I didn't catch which one of the newly tied flies was hott.
Love the spawning colors on the LeafFish! The Average Joe Fishermanhttp://averagejoefisherman.blogspot.com/
Sure a nice day alright. What I would give to have a (60)degree day again about now. I agree with John, those spawning leaf fish can be everywhere on the stream this time of the year.
@John – Spawning like crazy.@Spurky – Shadow is on rocks, not water, but I hear ya.@Big – Hott fly – prince nymph. If 1 fish quantifies hotness.@Ryan – They are beautiful this time of year.@Mel – Rainy & dark today…boo!
That leaf may be a spawner, but it looks to me like it's spawning days are over and done. I hope you ended up covering it with a nice glaze and grilling it until it was nice and crispy! OwlPS – Thank you so much for the blogroll link!