Colorful Fall Trout

skyriver · Oct 19, 2022

MT_Flyfisher said:
There is something wonderful about the Fall In central Pennsylvania as the leaves and Brown trout display their brilliant, matching colors.

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Gorgeous

Oliver1329 · Oct 20, 2022

G_Smolt · Oct 20, 2022

2 RB from the same river, 1 day and about 80yds apart in the spatial/temporal sense, but vastly different in appearance

skyriver · Oct 20, 2022

G_Smolt said:
2 RB from the same river, 1 day and about 80yds apart in the spatial/temporal sense, but vastly different in appearance
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1st one looks anadromous to me. Does that stretch of river support steelhead or searun cutts?

G_Smolt · Oct 21, 2022

skyriver said:
1st one looks anadromous to me. Does that stretch of river support steelhead or searun cutts?

I agree the top one looks as if it spent part of its life in saltwater, especially the "silvering" on the middle rays of the caudal...but this particular flow ends up in the gulf of Mexico. Adfluvial fish often display that attribute as well, but these fish were taken within 400yds of the upstream end of this particular system, and the nearest downstream lake that might produce such a fish is over 120 river miles downstream and the route is impeded by a run-of-the-river dam with no fish passage.

Still a pretty cool looking fish!

mickey rat · Oct 21, 2022

No monster. But a rosy fall beauty from a week ago.

skyriver · Oct 21, 2022

G_Smolt said:
I agree the top one looks as if it spent part of its life in saltwater, especially the "silvering" on the middle rays of the caudal...but this particular flow ends up in the gulf of Mexico. Adfluvial fish often display that attribute as well, but these fish were taken within 400yds of the upstream end of this particular system, and the nearest downstream lake that might produce such a fish is over 120 river miles downstream and the route is impeded by a run-of-the-river dam with no fish passage.

Still a pretty cool looking fish!

So interesting. And the best part is they are both gorgeous. Take care of that fishery!

mcswny · Oct 23, 2022

Can we have a by catch fall colors

Hem · Oct 24, 2022

This pic has been circulated...still seems fitting to include on this thread.

Buzzy · Oct 25, 2022

Another circulated picture - late season riser (several year ago) to a Godard caddis

Tom Butler · Oct 25, 2022

I love the black back and the bronze shoulders that flash even from the depths.

Oliver1329 · Oct 25, 2022

Unbelievable red on this fish!

QuickreleaseEN · Oct 28, 2022

A quintessential fall species in the Pacific Northwest

mattsavage · Nov 1, 2022

Two fish, two rivers, two different golden hours...
A Redband off the Metolius in the AM and a Clackamas Rainbow in the evening...

I'm really happy I picked up fly fishing this year...!

mcswny · Nov 1, 2022

mattsavage said:
Two fish, two rivers, two different golden hours...
A Redband off the Metolius in the AM and a Clackamas Rainbow in the evening...

I'm really happy I picked up fly fishing this year...! View attachment 39314 View attachment 39315

Whoa. I've never seen that quality of a a resident come out of the Clack. Impressive.

mattsavage · Nov 1, 2022

mcswny said:
Whoa. I've never seen that quality of a a resident come out of the Clack. Impressive.

I'm blown away by the fish up there... between the fire shutdowns and covid, maybe they're getting a chance to grow before the campers swoop them all up with rooster tails and PB... we should probably keep this on the DL...

mcswny · Nov 1, 2022

mattsavage said:
I'm blown away by the fish up there... between the fire shutdowns and covid, maybe they're getting a chance to grow before the campers swoop them all up with rooster tails and PB... we should probably keep this on the DL...

Awesome! Well as of today, it's also closed above the dams