brook trout

All of the locals will tell you that the time to trout fish is when the alder leaves are the size of a mouse’s ear. Yesterday when Argy and I were on our walk I noticed that very moment was here!

This afternoon continued the warm pattern of the last few days with the temperature at 50 degrees. I arrived home from meetings in Augusta at around 3. Not enough time to load the dogs for a hunting trip but plenty of time for a quick trip down to the Saint George for a little trout fishing. I arrived at the river at around 3:30 waders on and ready to go. I started in the usual pool but as I looked upriver into the smooth water I could see fish breaking the surface every now and then.