Wild Brookies

With my days winding down here in New Jersey before my return to college, I decided to head out to my favorite wild trout stream here in Hunterdon county this morning.  With my 2wt, I used a small bead head olive woolly bugger, and cast into a small pool.  It was not long until a small wild brook trout was to hand.  The water was very clear this morning, and as I stripped in the streamer, I saw a couple of brookies follow it up to the surface.  I ended up with three brookies, two chubs, and lost a couple more.  This small stream is one that is fished very lightly, and offers much isolation.  I have never seen anyone else fish here, and cars rarely pass by on the adjacent dirt road.  The stream is heavily shaded by trees, which keeps the water temp low and the air cool and damp.  Fishing here always brings me serenity, listening to the leaves gently rustling in the wind, and the water flowing through the ravine.

large pool