Crawlers

[Pygmy]

I had already bought some crawlers from Wallyworld to use opening day of trout season, because it has been too durn cold to collect my own..

Well, tonite's rain and above freezing temps had them out slithering around, so I went out and picked up about 3 dozen to use tomorrow..It just seems PROPER to collect one's own bait, if one is able...They are generally an ideal size for trout this time of year, too...Big enough to tempt a big old snaggletoothed brown trout, but not TOO big..

I'll put the STORE BOUGHT worms in my beer/bait fridge in the garage, and use them another time..

[PREDATE]

yep this rain we're getting has them out in droves. I refuse to pay $3.50 + for 25 crawlers. That's about 5 minutes worth of hunching over. Good luck tomorrow. I'll be heading to a stocked stream, but my secret spot usually has a few hold over browns. This weekend I'll be on the west branch of the Delaware to hopefully hook a slob!

[Pygmy]

Good luck !!

 

The tribs that I am fishing aren't stocked , but  the main river is, and holdover stockies run up them from the river, along with stream bred fish..

 

The browns are wild,  fat and beautiful, and now and then a nice native brookie shows up..

 

What I like best is the fact that most of the fishermen prefer to fish the stocked waters, So I see few other anglers...After opening day, I seldom see another fishermen...

[HOUNDS77]

picked up about 50 last night

[growalot]

I'd love to be out on my usual birthday morning trout fishing ...but woke to a cold down pour that has switched to very brisk winds and and blowing snow......trout are safe from me today....lol

[Dom]

I allway's have A supply of crawlers,I made a worm prod/probe useing some welding rods and a house hole extension cord works great.It amazes me every time I use it.

[Pygmy]

I had a wonderful morning on 2  different streams...

 

Landed 15 browns, none under 12 "...

 

Plenty of nice stream bred browns , mostly 14-16 "...

 

I caught 3 that went 18", plus a gorgeous hook jawed male that measuered 20 3/4 "...

 

Only saw 2 other fisherman on the  2 creeks that I fished..

 

Life is GOOD....<<sigh>>...

 

P.S... I used up all the FREE crawlers that I gathered.

 

Gotta get some more...LOL..

Edited April 1, 2013 by Pygmy

[BizCT]

Awesome, any pics of the kype?<br /><br />Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2<br /><br />

[Pygmy]

Awesome, any pics of the kype?<br /><br />Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2<br /><br />

         I need to learn how to share pictures from my digitalcam to here online...

 

         It really is a beautifully colored brown, and the kype is still distinct.. Perhaps some of my online buddies , like Josephmrtn. can help  educate me...

 

          I killed the fish, because he had swallowed he bait and was bleeding profusely from his gills.. One of the negative sides of using bait..

 

         He won't go to waste, because The Mermaid and I love to eat fish....