After a long, brutal winter the coveted trout season is finally within reach…ok, it wasn’t that long or brutal.
Speaking of brutal, check out this bad boy:
OK, I have no logical explanation as to why I adore trout so much; there is just a certain ‘Je ne sais quoi’ that makes them an appealing sport fish.
I have logged so many hours in pursuit of these little beauties over the years, it’s actually a bit embarrassing. And now with trout season mere days away, I’m feeling as giddy as a kid on Christmas morning.
Anyone bitten by the trout bug will go great lengths to find water with trout in it, and I have stumbled over hill and dale more times than I can recall, doing my best impression of Mr. Canoe Head.
Trout fishing, for some, is more of a part-time career than it is a sport – a career that rewards you with personal gratification and the prettiest little creatures you’ve ever seen.
During springtime, this annual love affair blossoms with nature’s perfect fish, and for me it’s something you just can’t put a price on!
Anyone else got a springtime love affair?
Outdoorsguy
I certainly do my friend! I’m off to QC this weekend for a little stream fishing and then perhaps up to a lake but not sure where yet. Thinking north of colounge somewhere. Where are you headed?
Either way, good fishing to you sir!
Hey Paul…Ive moose hunted north of Fort Coulonge, but never fished up there? You going somewhere near Jim’s Lake..or Bryson perhaps?
I’ll be headed to Kenauk in Montebello…then our big annual trip to Temiscaming, and after that, who knows!
Outdoorsguy
I’ve been obsessed with fishing and trout more so this year than any before. I’m all geared up and ready to head out for a weekend of trout fishing near Low, QC. We hope to catch a few fish, and a few beers!
That’s another nice thing about spring..its a great time for trout and beer drinking…
Outdoorsguy
Hey Jeff,
Nice fish!!!! Those are real beauts!! That first one’s gotta be a six pounder! Well done!
My son and I fished a stream on Sunday and took 8 spunky speckles. The biggest was 11 ” but we had a lot of fun with the fly rods. Caught and released many more. They went down well in the frying pan with butter and bread crumbs. The water level was really low for April, more like the midle of June. After this front comes through I’ll hit the lakes.
Grant
Hey Grant….sounds like a great day of trout fishing!
I must confess, the big brook trout in that photo was not one of ours…I borrowed that shot off the Net!
You’re right, though, it is huge!
Tight lines!
Outdoorsguy
That first fish looks like a splake to me.
Never noticed that fishr..but I think you’re right. There is no black leading edge on the fins and the tail is deeply forked.
Any other splake features you can see there?
Outdoorsguy
Hey Jeff,
The head of the fish more closely resembles a lake trout and the spots on the caudal peduncle are exactly like those of a laker. There are also very few vermiculations on the tail. Apparently spake look more like lake trout when they are young but take on more features of brook trout as they grow older.
Thanks for the info. fishr…I can honestly say, I have never caught a splake, but that
certainly doesnt mean I wouldn’t like to!
Outdoorsguy