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Apache Trout
04-21-2010, 10:17 PM
Fished a beautiful New England mountain stream on Sunday.
Had many hard hits during the day fishing wet flies & streamers.
Got one brookie to my feet and managed one to hand.
The one that came to hand was on a streamer I tied and named "Officer Max" after my late father who was a police officer and the first person to take me fishing.
Fished nearly the entire day and covered a lot of water.
Hope you enjoy the trip....

When I arrived I was greeted by Tom.
http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy271/Apachetrout/P4181127.jpg?t=1271903101

The steep terrain made for some technical fishing and careful wading.
http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy271/Apachetrout/P4181132.jpg?t=1271903219

Beauty along the trail.
http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy271/Apachetrout/P4181128.jpg?t=1271903179

A nice deep pool.
http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy271/Apachetrout/P4181135.jpg?t=1271903257

Staircase.
http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy271/Apachetrout/P4181143.jpg?t=1271903423

Feeder brook held some nice water.
http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy271/Apachetrout/P4181141.jpg?t=1271903365

Confluence of brook and river.
http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy271/Apachetrout/P4181151.jpg?t=1271905234

The fallen tree looked fishy.
http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy271/Apachetrout/P4181148.jpg?t=1271903502

So I tied on "Officer Max".....
http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy271/Apachetrout/P4081121.jpg?t=1271904111

...and this little jewel came to hand. Thanks dad.
http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy271/Apachetrout/P4181144.jpg?t=1271903654

BrkTrt
04-22-2010, 03:42 AM
AT,

It sure looks like your trip was a success in many ways.

Beauty along the stream and from within the stream.

Thanks AT, and "Officer Max"




Brk Trt

Mostyn
04-22-2010, 12:13 PM
Just great, wooded wild and wonderful!

Wallyran
04-23-2010, 07:02 AM
Very nice water. Cool fly and a beautiful fish!

adam
04-23-2010, 07:16 AM
Man I am all over that.

I enjoyed the image of the fly and the one following it homed.

Brett
04-23-2010, 09:55 AM
Thats some sweet looking water you got there!

troutrageous1
04-23-2010, 10:03 AM
Staircase.
http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy271/Apachetrout/P4181143.jpg?t=1271903423

Sitting in my cubicle, I'm dying to hit those steps.

ofuros
04-23-2010, 11:44 PM
Yep...Did enjoy the photo trip.
After looking at your pics, had a sudden overwelming urge pay homage
to my local stream, which looks very simular
too yours.
The urban grind spell is well & truly broken,
I'll try & get away this coming weekend.
Cheers.

Satoshi
04-25-2010, 08:35 AM
Thank you for sharing your esperience.
The streamer looks very unique.
I like the first photo very much. Because we don't have the turkey in our country, it's almost unbelievable such strange looking, large flightless birds are running around in mountains.

Ernest
04-25-2010, 09:03 AM
Satoshi,
The wild turkey is not flightless, but is actually a strong flier. There are several strains of wild turkey in North America. In the Upper Midwest the birds were hunted out of existence, and then about 30 years ago they were reintroduced. They have been very successful in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and hunters shoot birds of 18-25 pounds regularly.
We have so many of them now that they can be a nuisance. They can be a danger on the road. In my neighborhood a woman took one through her windshield. The bird passed through the car between the driver and passenger and died in the back seat. Later in the year the hens and their growing broods will band up. Last summer we had about thirty of them in our front yard at one time. Some of the farmers complain about turkeys eating their crops.
They are very interesting birds, but in numbers they are a mixed blessing.

Danny S
04-25-2010, 10:08 AM
Apache Trout--A very beautiful stream and fine fish. The fly is quite interesting. Is it primarily wood duck or other duck flank? It looks like it would be pretty good for other species also (perch, bass, etc.)

Satoshi--those birds almost became our national bird instead of the Bald Eagle! They are beautiful birds, but I feel the Bald Eagle is a better symbol. I think the wild turkey being flightless comes from most people never seeing one fly. They definitely seem to prefer hanging out on the ground and do what turkeys do.

Apache Trout
04-25-2010, 10:28 AM
I've been meaning to put up the recipe.
It's a size 14 streamer hook, olive thread, body is wire wrapped around shank for weight with olive floss over that. The wings/sides are mallard flanks- may fly yellow and wood duck color. The mayfly yellow over the wood duck color on each side.
Also I put a few strands of red buck tail and brown buck tail as a throat/belly and your done.
A.T.

Alpinefly
04-25-2010, 02:55 PM
Pure Heaven !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Satoshi
04-30-2010, 07:44 AM
Satoshi,
The wild turkey is not flightless, but is actually a strong flier. There are several strains of wild turkey in North America. In the Upper Midwest the birds were hunted out of existence, and then about 30 years ago they were reintroduced. They have been very successful in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and hunters shoot birds of 18-25 pounds regularly.
We have so many of them now that they can be a nuisance. They can be a danger on the road. In my neighborhood a woman took one through her windshield. The bird passed through the car between the driver and passenger and died in the back seat. Later in the year the hens and their growing broods will band up. Last summer we had about thirty of them in our front yard at one time. Some of the farmers complain about turkeys eating their crops.
They are very interesting birds, but in numbers they are a mixed blessing.

Wow :shock: They are that abundant !? :o
I didn't even know they can fly.
Sounds you don't have to buy one but just to shoot one down on your frontyard for thanksgiving! ;)

Ernest
05-01-2010, 07:59 AM
Wow :shock: They are that abundant !? :o
I didn't even know they can fly.
Sounds you don't have to buy one but just to shoot one down on your frontyard for thanksgiving! ;)

A wild turkey is delicious, but much wilder in taste than the farm raised article. Yes, we went from no wild turkeys 30 years ago to having them everywhere now. Yesterday afternoon we had a hen turkey in the back yard. If she nests nearby, we'll have a dozen of them by late summer.