Fall Fishing in NYS

Here it is December 3 and all my efforts for Blog writing have fallen short.
Most likely because I've been fly tying whenever I get free time.
Now that winter is coming to New York I will find more time to tie spring patterns.
November proved to be excellent fishing for a change. During three outings I have seen many fish and even passed up on a few. The month went fast so I'm not going to give a lot of details about my excursions. Except, I have to say the people I fished with are the best company to share a stream.
(or share a pair of sunglasses!)

Hey... it's all about having fun. Here are some pics of what was caught.

NOTICE THE TAIL SPOT MARKINGS

Oct. 18th
Brain, Kim and I hooked up for some late fall Salmon. Brian caught this Lake run Rainbow.















Oct. 25th
Resting for the weekend at a christian retreat.
I managed to tie some flies and fish a Pennsyvania pond.
I used a frog-popper for this nice Large Mouth Bass

Nov. 1st
The first of November was a cold windy day. Marvin and I were reeling to go check out some creeks near his house. With the rain looming, we walked the shores of four or five creeks in Wayne county. We came across a large beaver acting very cautious. The water level was still strangely low even for November. Our last stop furnished a salmon for supper



Nov. 14th
After fishing on a cold and snowy morning, the sun picked out a shadow of a brown in clear water. i cast from upstream and watched my streamer fly float down about 8 inches in front of it. The swing moved the fly back up stream. The brown moved sideways across the stream about a foot and opened his mouth to catch the minnow. Brian and I witnessed the action as if it were in slow motion. Then the hook set and It was fantastic to land a Brown with one cast on the swing.

BRIAN'S GOLDEN BEAUTY

 

AN ATLANTIC SALMON

MY THIRD BROWN OF THE DAY

 

MY SECOND BROWN

KING OF THE STREAM (the fish :)! )
 

Brian caught a lot more that day including a Steelhead.

Nov. 28th
I had a chance to fish with Nate again. We went to the same spot I had fished on the 14th. Only now the water flow was much higher. It was a long walk before we got into fish.

I pointed some trout out to Nate, but he could not see them with the surface glare. Then realized he had not brought his sunglasses.
I lent him mine and before long, Nate caught a Steelhead on an egg sack. It was Nate's day to be blessed.
Phil came along to scout out some new to him water. Lessons were learned about footwear in cold water!
I had my share of hook ups but only landed a Chinook. The day had warmed up and was too short.





LOTS OF WINTER FISHING STILL TO COME!