Slate Run Sportsmen was formed with the intention to make Slate Run a Fly Fishing Only stream. That goal was attained with a lot of hard work by the founding members. The Brown Trout Club (BTC) was formed relatively recently and I believe many of my fellow SRS members also support this endeavor. At this … Continue reading This Is What Stressed Trout Look Like
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The Tributary That Must Not Be Named
I was thinking that I was going to go for a hike today. But a friend of mine reminded me that this particular hike, the Dragonback, was pretty challenging - especially on the way down. Since I am still officially recovering from hip replacement surgery, I reconsidered my plan. So I went 'hiking' up a … Continue reading The Tributary That Must Not Be Named
The View From Here
My friend took his fly rod for a walk up Cedar Saturday afternoon. He realized that the water was too warm and just hiked his way out. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday afternoon - maybe not what is expected, but we can modify our behavior if we want to protect the things … Continue reading The View From Here
Sometimes We Seek Nature, Sometimes Nature Finds Us
I'm planning on getting back to Slate Run in a week. Fishing is going to be questionable at best - unless there's some much needed rain that arrives a few days before I do. Low water levels and temperatures that near the 70 degree mark make it exceptionally difficult for trout to survive. Best to … Continue reading Sometimes We Seek Nature, Sometimes Nature Finds Us
How Did We Get Here – Walt Franklin’s Story
SRS Email and post followers: I apologize for doing this to you (re-publishing these same two “How Did We Get Here” posts). I had forgotten how to organize a new post category and thus started to put them all in one post. This is NOT the way to properly do this. So, I’m creating a … Continue reading How Did We Get Here – Walt Franklin’s Story
How Did We Get Here – UB’s Story
SRS Email and post followers: I apologize for doing this to you (re-publishing these same two “How Did We Get Here” posts). I had forgotten how to organize a new post category and thus started to put them all in one post. This is NOT the way to properly do this. So, I’m creating a … Continue reading How Did We Get Here – UB’s Story
Under Normal Circumstances…..
What IS normal these days? Certainly we're not so far gone that we have to ask ourselves this... are we? I'm coming from a view-point of being raised by parents that lived through the depression and World War II. So, if I seem insensitive, please, accept my apologies. I don't know what normal is I … Continue reading Under Normal Circumstances…..
There’s No Fish In The Runs … ;)
I've heard this crying out call for many years. And there are even a few years when it is true. But the habitat where Slate and Cedar exist is just too ideal to not see trout thrive. I'm not ignoring that predation can affect trout population - it certainly can. I'm not blind to realize … Continue reading There’s No Fish In The Runs … 😉
The Expected and Unexpected Visitors
Pine Creek had gotten warmer over the past week. Fishing it still can produce a few fish but I chose not to on the warmer evenings. Just a little too warm. As I write this, the humidity has broke and the temperatures have cooled though - a welcomed relief from something undesirable - (defined as) … Continue reading The Expected and Unexpected Visitors
Ole Black Jaw Meets a Simple BWO – Trout on the Clock
I did observe a large-ish light yellow mayfly on Pine as the evening progressed. I don't think it was a Grey Fox as I think the wings were more of a light cream colored nature. They certainly seemed to be too large for a Sulphur and, the wing was not the typical dun or grey … Continue reading Ole Black Jaw Meets a Simple BWO – Trout on the Clock
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