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November 2012

Black Friday Trout Fishing Trip

Fri, 11/30/2012 - 12:57 -- smaslar

Matthew, Tommy, Brian, Dan, and I headed up to the mountains again for our ritual Black Friday trout fishing trip. Many fishermen have already put away their equipment for the colder months, but here at troutu, the only offseason is December, which is ordinarily too busy to go fishing. Typically, the day after Thanksgiving is a great time to get out into the backcountry and hunt for some big brown trout.

Cold Weather Fly fishing

Fri, 11/16/2012 - 12:04 -- jmaslar

The importance of Chironomidae commonly called midges is often overlooked. Midges are very small two winged flies that resemble mosquitoes. Their lives start with eggs deposited by adults after they have mated. Midges normally hatch periodically all year around and are available as food for trout in the larvae, pupae or adult stages throughout the year. Almost all of the midge larvae and pupae are dull shades of light green, cream or red. Even the red ones are dull red.