AWESOME DAY!!!!! Davidson River NC

So! i went to the Davidson today with Michael E. and some other friends from scouts, and caught my first EVER Brookie. it was on a fly, not one that i tied, but oh well. This is only my SECOND trout on a fly, and i dont really count the first, since it was shorter than my middle finger. it was in a hole at a sharp bend in the river, and it was right on the bottom. i was fishing a M's Dirty Hairs Ear with a split shot about 10" above the hook.

will post a picture as soon as i can shrink it

Jordan

Congrats dryfly, it's all good from here on. Happy Scouting too btw.

Cheers,

MontanaMoose

Oh No, now your hooked for life. I have a similar story about the start of my fly fishing career.

Cheers
"The tug, is the drug"

ok, i got the pic. this isnt my only fly-fishing experience, its just my second with trout. i like panfish too, but trout fight more for their size. this guy was 9" long, which is a really good size for a brookie, ive heard.

Jordan

Nice!!!!

Congrats on your 2nd trout.

Yes! That is a very nice Brookie! Congrats!!! You won't soon forget that one...:)

Brookies are great. There is a small stream around our parts where you can pickup 4lb. brookies out of this small stream like this one.

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Hooray! Good job, Jordan!
I'm hoping to fish for my first fly-rod brookie in September.

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Originally Posted by luckie88

Brookies are great. There is a small stream around our parts where you can pickup 4lb. brookies out of this small stream like this one.

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What a brookie. We have nothing like that here in PA.
Bruce

Thanks, these are found only in certain places in the Upper, upper Deschutes.