Tiny Water Stalkers - what to enjoy besides the Boo?

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Re: Tiny Water Stalkers - what to enjoy besides the Boo?

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Love Acadia, its such a beautiful area! Nice stream…..

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Nice looking Tiny waters all!

Some new to me tiny water and my go to Brookie rod. Munsey's "Brookie" 6' 3wt.

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Re: Tiny Water Stalkers - what to enjoy besides the Boo?

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So nice.

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Just love 5ft rods, Inscription tells the story:

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Late afternoon thunderstorm swollen brook and wild browns.


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All seems so simple sometimes - small waters, a cool front in summer, then a light rain that comes and goes, sulphurs and orange cahills are about, and the natives are restless... (add in your favorite light line rod and a bit of 7X for gin clear waters)...

All so simple and beautiful:

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Stellar few days exploring a new-to-me blue line in the WMNF. High gradient, gin clear and quite cold (for June). Kinda wish I'd packed lighter bamboo but then howdya know. Anyways, the vintage graphite performed nicely. I've got a couple days next week to close out the mountain wanderings. It'll be a 7'6" Rawson & Perrin. Great little split cane rod for close quarters...

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Re: Tiny Water Stalkers - what to enjoy besides the Boo?

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Nice fish! Plus the white mountains are beautiful. Enjoy!!

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Keeping it reel on a Monday morning
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This is the East Branch of the Housatonic in Western Massachusetts. Native Brook and Brown trout in a relatively unspoiled corner of the Berkshires. My favorite!
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You are very lucky - reminds me of the beautiful main Housatonic and the valley in CT. Enjoyed the Housey in prime time in the day - not sure if the browns were more beautiful or the prolific hatches were more stunning.
Beautiful - you have that upper stem - enjoy, for sure...

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Photos taken on June 21 while fishing a low gradient stream on the east slope of Laurel Hill Mountain. This stretch holds a fair number of wild brook trout, but can be tough to fish because of dense rhododendron and blowdowns.
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Sheez, that is beautiful - wish that I had a wonderland like that within easy reach...
Greg, you do know where to hang out...

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Beautiful photos all! Love enjoying all of your small streams through this thread. Tight lines all!

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Great shots all!

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Now that's trout fishing! :)

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Went mountain biking a couple weeks ago in a state park in Vermont. First time being there. As we were riding came across a small stream that looked Interesting. Circled back yesterday. It was stuffed with brook trout.
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Let us not forget those lovely little meadow spring creeks.

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Very lovely!!

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Re: Tiny Water Stalkers - what to enjoy besides the Boo?

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I just started fishing for wild brook trout, like three times. Hooked a couple but didn't land any. I also discovered just how spooked they get making it more fun challenging actually. Surprised to see just how shallow of water can hold them. Some spots I'm just not able to sneak up on them due to high bank or boulders. Dry flies seem to be good enough guessing it's because the water is so shallow, another plus for me. The undisturbed beauty and solitude. That should cover it.

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