Small tributary to Long Island Sound - wild browns!

[alanb_ct]

I had a little free time this afternoon, so I visited a local stream close to my home. The good news is I hooked a few much larger fish this time, and one that I hooked and saw was probably about 14in broke me off in a tangle of sticks. I only fished an hour.

I broke out the 3 weight:


and saw tons of these little black stones, some as small as a 20:


The fishing was fantastic! Here's my "big" fish:


Here's another one with the magic fly:


and a few others:

[AaronJasper]

Nice going! Its fun to catch those little guys. How long was the larger one?

[alanb_ct]

The one in the picture above was a foot on the nose. The one I broke off was larger. It seems like some bigger ones moved in after the heavy recent rains.

[Nymphmeister]

So Alain, was your FOTM the magic fly?

[Troutfishing4life]

very nice wild browns

[alanb_ct]

Nymphmeister: Yes, "Charlie's Nymph" was a real killer today. Those little browns were all over it! Just to make sure, I switched over to a similar looking black midge and it was not as effective. I think an all-black Hare's Ear in a size 18 would probably be almost as good, but the little split tail may be a trigger, who knows. The water was surprisingly clear. On the 3 weight, all the fish fought great.

If I am lucky, eventually I should be able to catch a nice sea run in this stream.

[Brown_Trout]

nice fsih pics.

[Nymphmeister]

A sea run might test your 3 weight out. From what I understand, an average CT sea run is about 4#, but I know they can run from about 16" to 10# plus. On the upper end, I've heard rumors of them in the high teens. The guys who catch then are a tight-lipped, secretive bunch.

[Nymphmeister]

What hook size and style did you tie Charlie's Nymph on?

[alanb_ct]

TMC 3761, size 16

When I was a kid, my Dad and I used to routinely catch two pound sea run browns (using kellies for bait). In high school, I saw pictures of some local caught 30 inch fish! I wish that fishery was funded more in CT.