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Dan_E26
10-24-2016, 10:23 PM
Drove out to KLG this Sunday and really loved the beautiful scenery and cold October air. The water is super low right now and the only bugs I saw were these little black stonefly looking things. The closest thing I had were black Copper Johns so I rigged up two and drifted them. And drifted them. And drifted them. After about 100-150 dead drifts my flyline started to pull upstream and I set the hook into this chunky fella! Even with a 5wt rod and some good drag I could barely turn him and I let him run twice before landing him by the rocks. A very friendly Scottish man (If he's on this forum I hope I got that right. It sounded like a Scottish accent to me) that I had just met took the photo for me, and he caught an even bigger rainbow for himself. Before he left he said something to the effect of:

"Sometimes that one fish will make your day!"

Couldn't have been more right. If youre near Califon I highly recommend you try out the KLG. You might not catch the numbers but you won't regret going!
NickM221
10-24-2016, 10:53 PM
Nice trout Dan! I thought it looked familiar and I realized that I saw your post on Reddit earlier. Pretty cool to see the same people in multiple fishing groups. I recently got into fly fishing, and I love it so far.
Chrisper4694
10-24-2016, 10:59 PM
nice job
23cardinal
10-25-2016, 12:23 AM
Good wor! Like the dark color. was he a recent stockie?

sidebar, walmart sells rubber nonweigbted stonefly nymphs now...crazy
AndyS
10-25-2016, 12:53 AM
Nice trout. I think the entire KLG is C&R now. Great place in the fall and winter.
23cardinal
10-25-2016, 02:17 AM
Nice trout. I think the entire KLG is C&R now. Great place in the fall and winter.

Yup for 2.1 miles or so. Part of the flatbrook is too now. Love that and the TCAs, but add in the wild trout streams and it can get confusing
Dan_E26
10-25-2016, 12:02 PM
Good wor! Like the dark color. was he a recent stockie?

sidebar, walmart sells rubber nonweigbted stonefly nymphs now...crazy

I think it was a holdover because he had a slight hook to his jaw and his lips were all busted up. Also, he was very aggressive towards the other fish and would bully them out of holding areas
njflyfisher
10-25-2016, 05:27 PM
Oh you'll catch the numbers there you just gotta know where;)
23cardinal
10-26-2016, 03:34 AM
I think it was a holdover because he had a slight hook to his jaw and his lips were all busted up. Also, he was very aggressive towards the other fish and would bully them out of holding areas

Fins a little more grown in? Either way it's a great fish. Maybe the native time let her get all dark and pretty