Cody309
Well-Known Member
Recap of a great weekend with GBA!
After counting down the days and being more anxious than a child on Christmas Eve, I was finally able to make the drive down to meet Alex for our opener weekend trip. After chasing steelhead for the last few months, we decided to spend opener fishing some of our favorite water, for our favorite fish – small stream brook and brown trout.
We woke at first light on Saturday, and after some travelling, were on the water for 7:00am.
We fished our first location primarily for brook trout with fantastic success. Alex easily hooked into 10-15 brookies, and I managed to connect with three myself. While primarily focusing on gathering video for another project, I did manage a few shots of these gorgeous fish.
I absolutely love fishing for these little guys, and it had been way too long since I had seen their beautiful markings. We spent half of Saturday tossing flies for specks, until the fishing died immediately after a low-pressure system moved in.
We took the lull as an opportunity to refuel on some local panzerottis. Our lunch was one of those meals that is delicious while consuming, but is full of immediate regret afterwards. Looking back, it was a good thing we had such a hearty meal, as the afternoon’s activities would require it.
After finally mustering up the strength to get up off of our asses, and carry the extra weight of our full stomachs, we started our hike back to my favorite brown trout water. The only thing more beautiful than this Southern Ontario trout stream is the hike to it.
Starting off in a gorgeous conservation area, we traveled along the stream, moving further and further into the forest.
We were lucky enough to have a trail to follow for a few of the sections – there was a lot of frustrating (but totally worth it) bush-whacking as well.
The stream is full of such a bounty of beautiful pools that it is honestly tough to try and figure out where you want to fish first. I wasn’t sure I’d ever be able to wet a line, as I constantly found myself wanting to stop and photograph the scenery.
After counting down the days and being more anxious than a child on Christmas Eve, I was finally able to make the drive down to meet Alex for our opener weekend trip. After chasing steelhead for the last few months, we decided to spend opener fishing some of our favorite water, for our favorite fish – small stream brook and brown trout.
We woke at first light on Saturday, and after some travelling, were on the water for 7:00am.
We fished our first location primarily for brook trout with fantastic success. Alex easily hooked into 10-15 brookies, and I managed to connect with three myself. While primarily focusing on gathering video for another project, I did manage a few shots of these gorgeous fish.
I absolutely love fishing for these little guys, and it had been way too long since I had seen their beautiful markings. We spent half of Saturday tossing flies for specks, until the fishing died immediately after a low-pressure system moved in.
We took the lull as an opportunity to refuel on some local panzerottis. Our lunch was one of those meals that is delicious while consuming, but is full of immediate regret afterwards. Looking back, it was a good thing we had such a hearty meal, as the afternoon’s activities would require it.
After finally mustering up the strength to get up off of our asses, and carry the extra weight of our full stomachs, we started our hike back to my favorite brown trout water. The only thing more beautiful than this Southern Ontario trout stream is the hike to it.
Starting off in a gorgeous conservation area, we traveled along the stream, moving further and further into the forest.
We were lucky enough to have a trail to follow for a few of the sections – there was a lot of frustrating (but totally worth it) bush-whacking as well.
The stream is full of such a bounty of beautiful pools that it is honestly tough to try and figure out where you want to fish first. I wasn’t sure I’d ever be able to wet a line, as I constantly found myself wanting to stop and photograph the scenery.
