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| Third Lake creek in all its glory! |
Every year we make at least one trip to the Adirondacks to
visit with my parents and siblings. And every year we bring our fly fishing
gear and fish off the dock and walkway that extends into the bay and out into
Fourth Lake. Over the years we have all caught some nice fish here and there,
in between the boats, around the rocks and from under the dock. Sometimes we
will take boat trips up into Fifth Lake or walk the banks of the stream that
flows into the top of the lake, depending on the season, just to change it up a
little.
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| Jonathan works a bend |
In the past few years I have been dreaming of trying to get
somewhere else. Somewhere that could get me in touch with a native Brook trout.
Even if that meant going on a hike or exploring up a secluded creek, I was more
than ready to take it on. And now that the kids are older and more experienced
in the world of fly fishing, I felt it was time!
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| Jonathan's 1st ever Adirondack brookie on the fly |
My father and my oldest son Jonathan joined me as we made
plans to check out a creek that flowed along an access road at the Third Lake
Creek Trailhead Parking lot.
The hike in was beautiful. And even though the many low
spots in the road held a good bit of water from a recent rain, we managed to
hike in quite a ways without getting wet.
The map that I had with me showed that the creek was off to
our left, but try as I might, I could not see it through the forest. We
eventually came up to an area with a small clearing and I took the opportunity to
venture off in search of the stream. With my father and son with me, we quickly
came to the edge of a small ridge and could see the creek carving its way
through a meadow a good 75 yards below us.
We spent the next couple of hours jumping around the edge of
the creek in search of fish. All our efforts payed off and we were rewarded
with some very nice native Adirondack brook trout. The hot fly of the afternoon
was a brown bead head nymph. It accounted for all but one of our fish on the
day.
Eventually our time ran out and we made the hike back out. What
a great afternoon - and we had the place all to ourselves. I look forward to what our next trip up to the Adirondacks will bring, and who knows....maybe we'll find a new favorite fishing spot.
Mission accomplished!!
The map that I had with me showed that the creek was off to
our left, but try as I might, I could not see it through the forest. We
eventually came up to an area with a small clearing and I took the opportunity to
venture off in search of the stream. With my father and son with me, we quickly
came to the edge of a small ridge and could see the creek carving its way
through a meadow a good 75 yards below us.
We spent the next couple of hours jumping around the edge of
the creek in search of fish. All our efforts payed off and we were rewarded
with some very nice native Adirondack brook trout. The hot fly of the afternoon
was a brown bead head nymph. It accounted for all but one of our fish on the
day.
Eventually our time ran out and we made the hike back out. What
a great afternoon - and we had the place all to ourselves. I look forward to what our next trip up to the Adirondacks will bring, and who knows....maybe we'll find a new favorite fishing spot.
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