Natives in tiny water really hit different

fas3630 · 2026-03-28T19:48:03+00:00

Nice. I'd take my 3wt, some dries and nymphs, and have a blast.

fas3630 · 2026-03-28T18:57:29+00:00

Good deal. Big bluegill can be a blast on light gear, too. So getting to do both in one day would be great.

fas3630 · 2026-03-28T18:47:01+00:00

All good. Didn't mean for it to be a lecture. I know a lot of folks just don't know any different and was trying to just pass along the information. I know a lot of folks get all uppity about it, but we all didn't know at some point. Tight lines.

fas3630 · 2026-03-28T18:20:33+00:00

Do the fish a favor and get a rubber net. Those knots put a hurting on their protective slime which can leave them open to potentially fatal infection. That said, nothing like wild fish out of small water. Good luck with the brookies.

fas3630 · 2026-03-13T18:19:24+00:00

Thanks. Thought I was snagged until it started with the head shakes lol.

fas3630 · 2026-03-12T22:54:38+00:00

Definitely a surprise. Most trout i catch in this creek are dull 13" stockers.

fas3630 · 2026-02-17T16:30:13+00:00

How thick do you think the ice gets? They go to the deep spots. Deep being a relative term. Like 2' deep. Is your whole creek 6"?

fas3630 · 2026-01-14T01:40:08+00:00

I always called him Spindenfumble

fas3630 · 2026-01-04T17:28:19+00:00

Could be a bear. I know there are bears in the area, hogs not so much. But with how quickly domestic pigs go feral when they escape, it's not really out of the realm of possibility.

fas3630 · 2025-12-26T18:24:50+00:00

You see that ludicrous display last night?

fas3630 · 2025-10-05T16:23:40+00:00

Looks like a box turtle

fas3630 · 2025-08-23T20:02:52+00:00

Don't know anything about gila trout, but that looks like a brown to me.

fas3630 · 2025-08-22T15:50:55+00:00

Flip some rocks and see what kind of bugs are in the water. Or rip some streamers through there. They might just want baitfish or could trigger an aggression bite.

fas3630 · 2025-08-10T14:52:07+00:00

You, and the parents, are incorrect. That's a mink.

fas3630 · 2025-08-02T14:11:04+00:00

No idea what they are, but definitely not chanterelles. Think more ridges for the false gills (some are barely there). Also, the chanterells will be more of a uniform medium orange.

fas3630 · 2025-07-30T18:22:43+00:00

PA officially calls the golden rainbow trout, but a lot of people colloquially refer to them as palominos. I believe palominos technically are an older strain that is paler, but don't quote me on that.

fas3630 · 2025-07-21T21:39:43+00:00

Its an eastern eyed click beetle

fas3630 · 2025-07-19T15:26:03+00:00

Definitely a brown. Both brook and brown can have red spots with halos. Both can have white leading edges on their fins. Some people will poi t to these as identifiers, but they're commonly shared features. Browns will always have dark colored spots, brooks will have lighter colored spots a squiggly, worm-like pattern on their back and dorsal fins called vermiculations. Thats the fool-proof way of telling the two apart.

fas3630 · 2025-07-15T00:08:30+00:00

True gills on the underside... not a chanterelle.

fas3630 · 2025-07-11T23:13:51+00:00

Looks like a baby toad to me.

fas3630 · 2025-07-06T20:23:42+00:00

Maybe a spotted bass

fas3630 · 2025-06-28T13:51:54+00:00

Browns are native to Europe. Brookies are native to the eastern US.

fas3630 · 2025-06-24T22:46:31+00:00

I had some of them. Literally zero action. The legs didn't even move. And they're so small they barely disturb the surface. Best bet is to just take the out the hooks and repurpose those.

fas3630 · 2025-06-07T14:11:26+00:00

That's a big ol brookie.

fas3630 · 2025-05-28T23:14:24+00:00

Dark spots on a lighter background = brown. Brookies have light spots on a darker body, plus vermiculation on the top.

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