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Report at a Glance
| General Region | The U.P. |
| Time of Day | Mid-day |
| Fish Caught | Brook Trout |
| Conditions & Hatches | Hot, 85 degrees, Light breeze, Mostly sunny, Stonefly hatches, Dobson Flies... |
Details and Discussion
| Pryal74 | July 10th, 2013, 5:09 pm | |
 Posts: 168 | I hope everyone is having a great season on the fly. I have been busy beyond belief, but manage to get out on a regular basis. I used to fish 250-300 days a year, but now it's down to under 200. I know, I know... poor, poor me! Haha! I wanted to share a video I took of 2 days of native Brook Trout fly fishing highlights and a picture of my largest Brook Trout of my life. This is a monster male almost 18 inches in length with some real girth. I made this video BEFORE I landed this guy, but there's amazing footage nonetheless. I hope you enjoy it and tight lines! | |
| -James Pryal Into The Wild Fly Fishing | ||
| Adirman | July 11th, 2013, 6:51 am | |
 Posts: 505 | Awesome as usual Pryal!! Beautiful fish!! I see you had your girl w/ you again! She's quite an accomplished caster looks like!! Thanks for the vid! Adirman | |
| Pryal74 | July 13th, 2013, 11:40 pm | |
Posts: 168 | Thanks Adirman. She loves to go with and is getting good at casting. I love to make videos and share them. | |
| -James Pryal Into The Wild Fly Fishing | ||
| Jmd123 | July 16th, 2013, 11:48 pm | |
 Posts: 2611 | James, you (and your daughter) ROCK!!! I LOVE BROOKIES!!! They are the ultimate trout (OK, even though they are a "char") - they have the most spectacular colors, and only inhabit the cleanest streams. And BTW, notice the color variations in this film from fish to fish. I have the gift of two wonderful brookie waters in my neck of the woods - the Pine River and [REDACTED] Pond (yes, I know the "security designation" is annoying but those around here who wish this place to become a trophy brookie fishery are trying to hide it from the locals...). While recently on the latter, I saw a fish up in the feeder creek (they're all retreating there to beat the summer heat, that's where all the springs are and trust me, it's ICE COLD!) that I initially mistook for a small pike! Then I noticed how gaudily colored it was just before it took off...a 15-16-incher! And it's hopper time too...yee-HAW! Thanks again for the fabulous video James! And one of these days I'm gonna make it up there to see you...BTW, how are you DEER FLIES?? I got swarmed on the job in west Michigan this past week...UGH! Jonathon | |
| No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere... | ||
| Pryal74 | July 18th, 2013, 1:05 pm | |
Posts: 168 | Hey Jonathon, If you find that big boy, make sure you get a picture him! I would love to see it. Yeah, Brook Trout are one of my top 3 species to catch. I watched a big brookie swallow a hopper I tossed into the river during the filming days of the video. The deer flies were pretty awful up here this year, but they are tapering back a bit now. A little deet helps. You should come up, the summers here are awesome. Thanks again man! | |
| -James Pryal Into The Wild Fly Fishing | ||
| Kschaefer3 | July 18th, 2013, 1:36 pm | |
 Posts: 376 | Awesome, Jim! Most people would kill for a brookie of that size. I love the water color up there! You are one lucky guy. How have the big browns been biting this year? Have your hatches started to come around now? | |
| Jmd123 | July 18th, 2013, 10:53 pm | |
Posts: 2611 | Hey James, tried the Pond again tonight, found some eager fish but nothing over 10"...when I get that big dude (or his brother or sister) you'll see it on here! Jonathon | |
| No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere... | ||
| Pryal74 | July 28th, 2013, 1:43 am | |
Posts: 168 | hey Kyle. Browns have been good. It's been harder than normal for me because of the high water and many more clients this summer. I have had time to mash some slob brook trout though. I also really got into some great smallie action this opener and a few times this summer. What have you been up to? Details bro... details! @JMD I hope you get that bad boy!!!! Oh and I'm posting ANOTHER video... this one shows footage of that hog and pics from a few more. Jonathon... seriously man, you should come up here in the Spring and let me put you on some serious steel. | |
| -James Pryal Into The Wild Fly Fishing | ||
| Jmd123 | July 28th, 2013, 12:33 pm | |
Posts: 2611 | James, I might have to take you up on that offer. I have an 8-weight! And I haven't used it enough...I enjoy using my 3-weight for trout, panfish, and bass so much that big rod feels like a telephone pole to me! I've tied pike flies for it and do have local pike waters too. Lately I've been too freaking busy for anything! FINALLY finished a work project on the other side of the state, I have only two weeks of classes left to teach, and then it's time to do some serious catching up on fishing, man. All work and no fishing makes Jonathon a pretty darned cranky boy... Jonathon P.S. Looking forward to seeing Part 2! | |
| No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere... | ||
| Kschaefer3 | July 29th, 2013, 9:03 am | |
Posts: 376 | I have an 8-weight! And I haven't used it enough...I enjoy using my 3-weight for trout, panfish, and bass so much that big rod feels like a telephone pole to me!Let Jim put you on fish. Your 8 wt will not feel like a telephone pole when you have 15 lbs of angry chrome running the opposite direction. | |
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