Sentience
10-30-2002, 09:54 AM
i made the drive to the swift last monday. the drive definitely seemed a bit longer from boston after the relatively close proximity of great coastal fishing for the last couple of months. even managed to get pulled over in ware. he let me off because i was not local and it was a very local-type road, but this was not a great start to things.
i went straight to the Y pool because of other people in my other favorite spots. plus i figured that the Y pool would give me a good idea of what was in the water. plus, i don't know, i guess the Y pool is hard not to get excited about even with all its' detractors. i love being able to watch trout take flies so clearly and carefully.
i started on the west side of the river and have to say that i was pretty disappointed with what i saw. usually, when you approach the Y pool it feels like approaching a giant aquarium - so many fish, in such a small, clear area. yes, there were a few trout, and in general they were pretty big, but compared to the usual sight the pool was practically empty. i only spent a few minutes on this side before i walked back downstream to cross the river by the powerlines.
it was worth crossing to the east side of the pool. i immediately saw more trout and they indeed were all sizable, but two brook trout were monsters. the biggest one had to be over 5-6 pounds - one of the largest trout i have ever seen. the other one was a few inches and pounds smaller but similar. after seeing a few fish follow my beadhead bugger and then turn away, i managed a nice drift/placement in front of the two big dogs. to my surprise, the second biggest one slowly swam over and inhaled my fly. the problem was that i had fairly light tippet and i was standing nearly straight over the fish on some rocks. i tried hard to set the hook well but in the end i could only watch as it shook it head until the fly was out. this was particularly frustrating because i knew that it could be my decent shot at a good fish for the day.
in the end, it was my only chance at any fish that day. sure there were interested follows, but no takes. it was really pretty there with the orange and yellow leaves half on the trees, half on the ground. it is going to take quite a report from one of you guys to get me to make that drive again this fall.
i went straight to the Y pool because of other people in my other favorite spots. plus i figured that the Y pool would give me a good idea of what was in the water. plus, i don't know, i guess the Y pool is hard not to get excited about even with all its' detractors. i love being able to watch trout take flies so clearly and carefully.
i started on the west side of the river and have to say that i was pretty disappointed with what i saw. usually, when you approach the Y pool it feels like approaching a giant aquarium - so many fish, in such a small, clear area. yes, there were a few trout, and in general they were pretty big, but compared to the usual sight the pool was practically empty. i only spent a few minutes on this side before i walked back downstream to cross the river by the powerlines.
it was worth crossing to the east side of the pool. i immediately saw more trout and they indeed were all sizable, but two brook trout were monsters. the biggest one had to be over 5-6 pounds - one of the largest trout i have ever seen. the other one was a few inches and pounds smaller but similar. after seeing a few fish follow my beadhead bugger and then turn away, i managed a nice drift/placement in front of the two big dogs. to my surprise, the second biggest one slowly swam over and inhaled my fly. the problem was that i had fairly light tippet and i was standing nearly straight over the fish on some rocks. i tried hard to set the hook well but in the end i could only watch as it shook it head until the fly was out. this was particularly frustrating because i knew that it could be my decent shot at a good fish for the day.
in the end, it was my only chance at any fish that day. sure there were interested follows, but no takes. it was really pretty there with the orange and yellow leaves half on the trees, half on the ground. it is going to take quite a report from one of you guys to get me to make that drive again this fall.