Wild brookies, PA
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Went to the Allegheneys over a couple days last week with my buddy Pat. Camping and 3 weights; my idea of a good time. I also love wildflowers, so I added some of those. Excuse some of the lesser quality pics, this is my waterproof camera/phone job which does well in well lit situations.
First fish of the trip:
Shinleaf:
Breakfast/Lunch!
The bridge:
pretty brookie:
wild brown:
sleeping quarters:
Indian pipe:
The brookie of the trip caught by Pat:
Underwater of another big brookie:
monkey flower:
Foxglove:
‘Nother bigger brown. Probably a stockie.
Dave- I was out there two weeks ago and saw one, but it looked awful darn rough so I figured it was probably a stockie that fought it’s way out of the Tionesta. Other than that, none! We were hoping to get the “grand slam” last time.
Ever fished up above the fork? Gets pretty narrow and skinny though.
Pa is loaded with creeks that aren’t fished this time of year that harbor 8-9 inch brookies and the occasional 10 incher.
good to see you are out.
Next time give me a ring we could fish every day until October and not the same stretch twice.
Dave- i’ll do that. we keep missing opportunities. we’ll get connected this year for sure.
Zach- Indian pipe is a plant, but with no chlorophyl, and does not photosynthesize. It gets energy from mycorrhyzal fungi that live on and around the roots of trees/plants in the soil. So, it basically gets energy from the fungi which gets energy from the tree. The area i photographed these was just loaded with indian pipe. i’d never seen so much of it in one place before.
We see the indian pipe stem plant in Louisiana but the color tends to be pink. I wonder if that is a result of the high iron content in our soil in north Louisiana.
My Dad has a minor in botany and zoology. He tended to spout off the names of plants when I was growing up. Monitropa uniflora was what I seem to recall him calling this particular plant.
I was fortunate to go on a lot of walks and hunts with a guy that knew so much about the wonderous world we live in.
Curtis, I like your post and its very genuine. nice to see and it makes me excited to take my son out with me in the future (hes only 3).
jeff
…Doing a litte farm pond fishing tonight, trout, strippers and bass. …Eric
You got strippers on your pond, E? I’m on my way to PA right now ;)!
Thanks all for the comments.
Curtis- Not sure of the iron content being a factor, but there’s a naturally occuring pink form of Monotropa uniflora. Soil conditions could be a factor. There’s also a relative, M. hypopithys, called Pinesap that is a pink, red, or even tan. Never seen Pinesap! Glad you also have an appreciation for your surroundings.
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