Had the opportunity to go fly fishing with Jamie. He gave a call about 1pm and asked if I wanted to head to Penobaquis for some brook trout fly fishing action.

I only got out once last year for fly fishing and it was at least 5 years before that so I was definitely eager to go.

I was a little out of practice and it was windy but it comes back quickly. I did end up with a few blistered but they’ll heal up quick.

I had not been fly fishing with Jamie before this so I was looking forward to it. He said he would be over in a half hour. Well I was ready in about 5 minutes and then just paced back in forth for the next 20 minutes.

Stone Brook is catch and release only, well the section we fished anyways, not sure what the range. But we catch and release anyways so it didn’t much matter. This is one of my favourite fly fishing spot near Sussex New Brunswick. I also love to fish Smith’s Creek as well.

I remember back 25 years ago when I was attending Bethany Bible College, I had to drive past these fishing spots 5 days a week from Mocton to Sussex and the longer I went the harder it got.

I love it when a great fly fishing spot is close, only about 3/4 of an hour so it’s quick to get there and when we’re done it’s a short trip home. We were in the water fly fishing by about 3 and fished to just before dark.

This day was a bit of a blessing as it was a little cooler than the past month or so. It even got chilly enough at one point I had wished I had jacket over my sweater. Catching a few trout soon warmed me up though.

While it was so hot the waters around the places I have been fishing are too warm and getting low but I couldn’t believe how high the water level was.

There was a couple of spots I had to get out as the water was just a little too deep and running to fast. But that gave me an opportunity to pick and eat a bunch of raspberries. They are my favourite berry by far and they were so ripe.

I’m not exactly sure how many trout we caught or how many we lost. I did have a couple on that were about 12 or 13 inches but couldn’t seem to keep them on the line.

It would have been nice to have caught them long enough to snap a few shots but heck they gave me a few minutes of extra excitment and we would have just let them go anyways.

It’s fun catching but it’s also fun just being able to pick up and go fishing.

This little Brookie was only out of the water for about
8 seconds and was happy to get back in the water.

Jamie’s a funny guy and at one point he caught a trout and yelled out something about dinner. I sure hope there’s a lot of salad if that’s dinner.

A few times the clouds got pretty dark and I was sure we were in for a soaking but they flew by and things cleared up again.

It wasn’t until we were almost back to Moncton that we say it had been raining pretty hard in place, just not where we were fishing.

Like most fishing trips time flew by way to fast and soon it was time to head home again.

One of the things I really like about the spot we were fly fishing. You can fish all day long and then climb out onto the railway tracks and you’re back at your vehicle in 15 or 20 minutes.

Although it’s hard walking back along the tracks when you keep hearing fish jump right beside you. However it was getting close to dark. We will be back to get those jumpers another day.

Thanks for the great day on the water, fly fishing is so much fun, especially with a friend that doesn’t mind me yelling ‘Fish On’ a lot. Ha

I love talking about how fishing turned my life around when I was just 8 years old. I can’t imagine what my life would have been like if it continued as it had from age 5 to 8. I was already depressed and had nothing to live for, well as an 8 year old I thought that way.

It’s Take A Kid Fishing Day this weekend in New Brunswick, not sure about every where else but I think it should be a global event.

The weather people obviously don’t fish or have kids because they are calling for rain all weekend.

When you take that kid fishing be sure to make it their day, give them all the attention they need and don’t over do things. When they say they have had enough, they have had enough.

I know each time I have taken a kid fishing my heart has come out of it in better shape than when I went into it. Making a kid a happy kid, even for a day, makes me happy for a long time.

I was always curious about fishing for lake trout but never really cared much for fishing so deep. I am more a shallow water or top water guy. But I still wanted to experience catching big fish that are much deeper than any fresh water fishing I have ever tried.

So a friend and I saved up the money to go on a fly in fishing adventure an hour or so flight north of New Brunswick into Quebec.

The screen capture from Google Maps show where we started and where we landed to go fishing. At the bottom of the image you will see the water that separates New Brunswick and Quebec. We took a ferry across to Baie Comeau.

From there we stayed the night and the next morning, bright and early, we were on a flight north, with lots of beer I might add. I am not much of a drinker but my buddies sure were. I am sure they brought their own weight just in beer. It was funny to see it all piled up for a 7 day trip.

The beer was gone by the end of the trip and we never took any out on the water. Man they drank a lot of beer, at least five to my one.

We started our fishing going deep, real deep, almost 100 feet, but we really were not equipped for that kind of fishing and it took for ever to get our lures down that deep.

We still caught lake trout and were happy as kids in a candy store.

After a couple of days of fishing really deep I took one of the boats out and headed to a couple of spots I thought I might catch some brook trout. No luck with the brookies, never saw or hooked one all week. But…

… I did see a big fish that I thought would be a record brook trout. She was sitting in a small cove in very shallow water, so shallow I am sure it was not more than 3 or 4 feet deep at the deepest points.

I cast my line in that direction and BAM Fish On.

Picture taken by Fishing Friend Kerry Jones

It turned out not to be a brook trout but a lake trout. I hadn’t even thought of it being a lake trout as I had only thought of them in deep deep water.

I am not sure how long I was there before guilt started setting in and I headed back to the camp to tell the boys about it.

I went out for a nice damp walk today. The rain stopped pouring although it was still misting quite heavily so I couldn’t see much through my glasses. It was still nice to get out on such a warm day, compared to the previous few months that it.

While I was walking I was thinking about fishing and a few happy memories of days on the water filled my mind. I am sure people that walked by me were wondering why I had a smile plastered on my face. I wasn’t even wearing a head set, just walking along with a big smile.

What was I thinking? Well I was thinking about springs that feed some of the places I like to fish. Most of the season it doesn’t really matter much as the fish are spread out but as the water levels drop those springs can produce catches on days when others are going without any fish.

I never really thought about the springs much, other than they are very refreshing on those scorching hot days. I started thinking more about when an old fishing buddy took me to a few of his favourite late August spots. I asked him why he just walked by so many spots.

He didn’t answer that question, instead he said, okay you fish those spots and I will fish the spots I think are holding fish and we will see what happens. So as we walked I fished spots I thought would hold fish. I was catching a few fish in the 8 – 10 inch range but he was catching them in 16 – 18 inch range.

Then of course I had to ask him why. He wasn’t casting any better that I was, well okay a little but not enough to make a huge difference like that. We were bought quite and didn’t splash around in the water, so what was it.

Finally he smiled at me and said follow me, but he still didn’t tell me.

He told me to look at the stream that was flowing into the brook. He told me to put my hand in the stream and that’s when I realized that this little stream was so much cooler than the brook. As soon as I felt the water I knew it was spring fed and then in an instant all the spots he fished came back to mind. Each and every one of those spots was fed by a spring and had one or two nice size trout, that he caught each time I might add.

Man, I love learning things that have been right in front of me all the time. I can’t tell you how many times I have fished that area, but once the water levels dropped and the water warmed up I moved on to other great spots that I knew still produced fish.

Now I have a great fly fishing tip that I can try on all those brooks I stopped fishing in the late season, if the weather was too hot for too long. You can be sure I will be giving this fishing strategy a try on my own this coming fishing season.

I was looking through some old fly fishing magazines today and was reminded of how many hours of fun I had fly fishing for brook trout in all the brooks around Moncton, New Brunswick. Back then I was only working part time and had plenty of time to fish, just not much money to spend.

Back then gas we a whole lot cheaper but still I managed to fly fish about 5 days a week. We ate a lot of trout back then. Today I do more catch and release although I still like a feed of brookies in the early spring and I love Atlantic salmon steaks, so I keep my limit.

I bought a vice along with some fly tying supplies and started tying my own trout and salmon flies at the same time I started fly fishing. Fly tying is a great hobby. I have tied a lot of trout flies that allowed me to keep fishing when I wasn’t making much money.

A lot of the fly patterns I tied were dry flies. I was pretty hooked on top water fishing for a long time. Some great memories.

There is one brook I want to take my fishing buddy Jamie with the fly rods. It could take us all day to go what would take 20 minutes to walk the way the crow flies.

When summer time comes and salmon are starting to run, many people who like fishing visit Auckland. Tourists tend to know when the salmon run starts.  This may not be on purpose but they do know the best place to catch salmon is in fishing Auckland.  Auckland’s waters make their tourists even lawyers get the Auckland fishing guide and provide the tourists the best spots in Auckland for fishing. First, you have to know what kind of fish you want to catch. You can choose from different varieties of fishes like silver salmon, arctic char, steelhead, Auckland king salmon, rainbow trout, or any other fish.

The Arctic, Southwest, South central, Southeast and the interior design are the five known geographical places in Auckland. These are the sites where you can maximize your fishing expedition. You have to hire a fishing guide since you do not know the area. They may give the best spots for you and accompany you to your fishing.

Here Are Some Things You May Want To Ask From Your Guide at:
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1. You have to know how long they have been doing their work in Auckland. It is good if they have been staying there for a long time already. The reason is that they have much knowledge about the different yearly cycles of Auckland.
2. Be aware of the time you will spend during the trip. Also, make note of the time that you will need during the actual fishing. The amount that you will pay your guide might only be consumed on the time of the boat ride rather than the fishing itself.
3. Ask how much a particular guide would cost, because they have different rates depending on their skills, experiences and length of stay in their job. A guide that would cost cheaper than the average rate of the other guides might not have enough experience and skills.
4. It is recommended that you have your references. This will help you narrow down your choices in selecting a fishing guide. Most people who have been there are willing to share about how satisfied they were during the fishing vacation. They can also give you some advice on what you need to do during the adventure.
5. Remember, this is a chance for you to ask about particular issues that concern you. Do not hesitate to gather information from your guide. By this time, you should be able to have your final choice for your Auckland fishing guide that will be perfect for your plans and make the most out of your trip in Auckland.

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