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Wild Mountain Trout is offering "Small Stream Scouting", for trout, a very unique opportunity for anglers who wish to increase their catch rates as well as better understand what to look for in a stream by learning "advanced" scouting techniques. Because there is water doesn't always translate into the presence of fish or other aquatic wildlife. One category of the following will be selected for a 6 hour visit. Sometimes several streams will be included. Times may vary by an hour. Hours include driving time. Though some streams are drive-bys, many require mild to moderate mountain hiking. You should come fully prepared for both fly fishing and hiking with full gear that you normally use. First category, streams we have historical data on but have never visited. Second, streams we have hiked by and enjoyed from streamside but have never fished and there is no historical data available. Third, streams we haven't fished for many years. At these waters we will hike to the remote stretches to study for the possibilities of trout. Last, streams we have fished in recent years but stretches we have not studied or attempted. What will we be looking for? Ownership (public vs. private), stream temperature, stream shading, summer stream flow, quality and types of feeders, pool/riffle/flat ratio, fish cover, aquatic wildlife, stream width, stream depth, flood zones/damage, aesthetics, structure, gradient, total miles of available public waters, present fisheries use if any, drainage use (wooded, pasture, other), vehicle access (regular vehicle vs. 4-wheel drive), availability of hiking trails, availability of old closed-off forest service roads and presence of past angling visits. Location by Forest Service, USGS Quadrangle or DeLorme Maps and/or GPS included (will be emailed to you). You will learn what we look for and study. You will fly-fish these waters to prove out our study and observations (Please keep in mind, we will be studying these waters first and fishing second. In other words, more studying, less fishing, but you will see why and thoroughly enjoy this type of outing). The majority of waters will be Native Brook Trout and a few Wild Rainbows. A few Special Regulation Native Brook trout waters will be included since they can have hard-to-reach stretches and miles to enjoy. Stocked waters with remote stretches may be included too but these are better to visit "during the week". If you are a fly-fishing angler at any level and wish to learn advanced scouting skills or improve on what you already know, and, would like to add a tool to help increase your catch rate, then please contact us at our multi-business phone line at (540)294-0354 to schedule "Small Steam Scouting." Times: 8am-3pm,
9am-4pm, noon-6pm*, 2pm-8pm* ( * during DST) |
