More Small Stream Adventures

It was another beautiful day on Cold Brook in Hammondsport, NY.  Rising fish in mid November?  Indeed.  Well, a few anyway.  The sun was out but the big fish were not.  I tossed very tiny nymphs and small wooly buggers into the usual Cold Brook holes this afternoon but only a few tiny fish were out.  The weather certainly made up for it, though.  I've heard that Cold Brook has fall run Brown Trout from Keuka Lake but I had no luck finding them this afternoon.  I'm looking forward to the sun shining throughout the weekend and possibly heading down to the king of rivers: the Delaware.  I'm also waiting for the Seneca Lake Rainbow and Brown Trout to make their way into Catharine Creek in Montour Falls as well.  Enjoy the pictures and video and your weekend. 

Tight lines, 

Scott

Video of small Cold Brook waterfall

Tiny Rainbow Trout | Beadhead Pheasant Tail | Cold Brook 

Trying to entice the large fish to strike.  They are deep in the pool, but not interested. 

Fall Fishing in Upstate New York

Welcome to Trout Jockeys, a blog for fishing reports and stories about fly fishing. I have spent the fall in a variety of locations, from small streams to large waters throughout upstate New York. Even though I am new to fall fishing, it seems to be a tricky time of year to be on the water.  The bugs hatch sporadically (or not at all), the water levels are difficult to predict, and the trout just do not seem to be where they were in the summer.  As frustrating as these changing conditions can be, it is what keeps fly fishing interesting.  As the seasons change, the fishing does as well.  The majority of "anger talk" I hear in the fall seems to be about Steelhead fishing.  I have not graduated to that level yet.  Instead, I have spent much of September in the Genegantslet Creek in Smithville Flats, NY and most of October in Cold Brook in Bath, NY.  Cold Brook has yielded a few Rainbow Trout with beautiful fall colors, and Brown Trout as well, while "the Genny" has been quiet.  Enjoy the pictures!

Go barbless and tight lines,  

Scott

Rainbow Trout | Black Wooly Bugger | Cold Brook

Rainbow Trout | Hares Ear | Cold Brook

Brown Trout | Beadhead Pheasant Tail | Genegantslet Creek