Fall Fishing Photo Submission

A special thanks to Bryan Doyle who recently sent us a series of pictures of some absolute toads that he's caught in and around Central PA!  Keep up the good work, I know you're making a bunch of people jealous!

"Its finally fall, one of my favorite seasons to spend time out on the rivers in central PA. Its still early for catching some monster wild browns but the big bows are in full feast mode, here are some photos of fish I've caught the past few weeks on bfc, spruce and spring creek. The fishing is only going to get better going into November and the excitement is building everyday. Enjoy!"

-Bryan Doyle

Chilean Exploration

Every now and again while I was in Chile we got to do something cool. On this trip we went for a hike through the temperate rain forest in search of a hanging glacier.

See photo documentation below: 

South Platte Photo Submission

This weeks user submission comes to us from Will Torres. By the sounds of it Will has been spending this summer chasing trout on the South Platte River. Now that fall has arrived he is just as excited as I am to start getting into some seriously hungry fish. Well thanks Will for the pictures and keep us in the loop if you have any new pics to share! 

Fall fly fishing out on all areas of the South Platte River is my favorite time of the year to catch some nice trout! I caught these browns all in the Deckers area on #20 BWO. I have had good trips all summer long out on the Platte just been waiting for fall and now its here and I'm making my trips up to lip every sipping trout I get!

Reminder: Catch Magazine is Awesome!

In case any of you needed reminded. Catch Magazine is by far and away the best fly fishing magazine out there. Fantastic camera work, good stories a new movie every month. It's just really, really good, entertaining stuff. For this, their premiere publication for their new calendar year they threw in a FREE cover photo for everyone to enjoy. So I'm sharing it with you. Check out the magazine, for $12 a year you cannot beat it. 

Catch Magazine

Don't Forget!

We want your photos too!

Are you a weekend warrior who wants to share a fish picture? A proud father/adult who wants to show off a youngster with a fish who you took out fishing for the first time? A guide who wants to document a proud client or finally got some free time to fish yourself and want to share your fish pictures?

If you send an email to flyfishingfiles1@gmail.com we will post your pictures! Please give us a little details about the general area where you caught the specific species of fish in the picture. Lets be honest, no one expects you to write exactly where you caught the fish! But back stories make for a cooler picture!

Not every picture will make the cut, we will gladly accept any and all submissions and let you know one way or they other if it's going to get on our site. However, with out strict rules, "cool or not cool," some will inevitably not make it. Bring on the pics!

Hurricane Irene, and what it did to a Vermont Stream...

This is an email that I received from my brother who lives along the Battenkill River in Vermont.  Phil Monahan, who writes a fly-fishing blog for Orvis, wrote a post on the effects that Hurricane Irene had on one of his favorite streams.

Please take a look at the link to see just how powerful Mother Nature can be.  I can think back to when my brother sent me links to YouTube videos where cars were getting swept downstream at the height of the storm. It's astonishing.

One Year After Irene: How Did Trout Survive the Ravages of Nature...and of Man?

http://www.orvisnews.com/FlyFishing/Irene-Anniversary-Man-vs-Nature.aspx#.UD-Zi35cT2w.mailto

Photo by Phil Monahan

Photo by Josh Samuelson

Photo by Phil Monahan

Fall Streamer Fishing

The weather is starting to cool down. The leaves are changing. Do you know what that means? Now we don't have to go out there are worry about matching the hatch. The fish are no longer in jeopardy of being over stressed because of high water temps. Most importantly, as our friends from winterfell say "winter is coming." These fish are sensing cooler temperatures coming and with that a depleting food source and are getting hungry. 

It's during this change that the fish get aggressive. Particularly, towards large pieces of protein in their general direction. October through December are some of my favorite times to catch large trout in our home rivers in Pennsylvania because those normally sluggish two footers always seem to come out and smile when I make wakes with a big streamer. 

3 Favorite Patterns this time of year:

#1 Slumpbuster... Created by John Barr. This is the best streamer I've ever fished as far as casts/bite ratio. It dominates everything else I've thrown in PA. The name proves true time and time again. 

http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/flybox/detail.cfm?parentID=37

#2 Sex Dungeon. A Kelly Galoup pattern, very effective when specifically targeting larger fish. Doesn't quite produce the numbers of the slumpy but it attracts some monsters. So hang on to your rod.

http://flyfishingtheozarks.com/2008/06/10/june-fly-of-the-month2-rated-pg-13/

#3 Autumn Splendor. A Tim Heng Patterm. This pattern was introduced to me in Chile by the one and only Sam Duprey. Incredible fly and really simply tie. Two of my favorite things. It works and I can tie it in a couple of minutes. 

http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/flybox/details.cfm?parentID=90