I was about 25, got a map of a place in NJ, and there was a stream on the map.
I drove, parked 1/4 mile away, and cut through the yard of a house and Down down down down I went, steep, and I found an idyllic stream.
I cast a small roostertail over the pool, and a beautiful trout came out of the water and grabbed it! My 1st EVER!! Holy cow, solitude and a trout.
2nd cast never hit the water either and I was 'hooked' on small stream trout fishing. It was the most amazing thing. I reckon I had been reading alot and studying maps (1984 ish) - to find this place. That's how I would scout.
I fished that stream many times later and caught beautiful trout, always put them back.
It's about than an hour from NYC but you would feel you are in the wilderness.
That was one magical day!
I drove, parked 1/4 mile away, and cut through the yard of a house and Down down down down I went, steep, and I found an idyllic stream.
I cast a small roostertail over the pool, and a beautiful trout came out of the water and grabbed it! My 1st EVER!! Holy cow, solitude and a trout.
2nd cast never hit the water either and I was 'hooked' on small stream trout fishing. It was the most amazing thing. I reckon I had been reading alot and studying maps (1984 ish) - to find this place. That's how I would scout.
I fished that stream many times later and caught beautiful trout, always put them back.
It's about than an hour from NYC but you would feel you are in the wilderness.
That was one magical day!