jambaloney here!
i can't believe it has been a month - time flies...esp when you are constantly tormented by flies - kymber and i and everyone here is suffering immensely.... all waiting for at LEAST the blackfliesto end - right now is the worst - hordes of blackflies and hordes of deerflies .it is on onslaught from sun-up to sundown.. bendryll and deet help - but sometimes 5 mins outside and another 15-20 bites.. it will make you sick.
so we have had a few sick days and been busy busy - soooo... it has been a month.. june is tip-top fishing so i have some pics!! lots for both pp and sandy and scifi so play nice and share!!!
june 21 - this was a cool semi-cloudy morning
up the creek mouth i went. canoes are pretty awesome ;-)
on the way back - the sun and clouds were doing some pretty amazing stuff on the surface of the river!
more..
and 3 nice trout - YUM!!!!!
june 22 - you have seen pics of strachan's brook many times on our blog - in the evening i often spot trout surfacing - so i decided to give it a shot!
on with the hip-waders and down the driveway!
across the road and over the embankment - what fun..
we have noticed that over the years, the brook has been slowly flooding the land right across form us - the bridge on the road has one culvert with steady flow... i think it is cutting a bigger furrow - the trees are slowly dying/drowning..
then again - this critter might be contributing too - i often see he/she swimming about..
okay - i am up to my lower chest and getting BIT TO F*** by blackflies!!!!!
it IS pretty!!
40 mins - 5 nice trout - once a month i will visit so as not to over-fish the stillwater out! k and i are feasting on trout at this point!!
2 days later, june 24 - 5:45 AM
just past the solstice and the sun is already up in the sky..
dew abound - the air is pretty cool...
yeah, i know - more spiderwebs - heck - i think they look pretty nifty!!
down near the river - carnivorous plants - this is a sundew....
and a pitcher plant..
this is the flower of a pitcher plant..
nice sunrise.. you can see the mist on the water...
the air is cool but the sun bright - it is hot and cold at the same time!!
more mist..
okay - after 4 years, i don't know how many times i have paddled over this - the butt of a gun, no steel left - LOL!
and a great catch!!
awesome sunset the other night..(just over strachen's brook)
awesome!
hope you are all having a great summer so far!!
cheers!
Wow what nice photos and then to catch all of those trout! You had a time of it even with the flies.
ReplyDeletethanks!
Deletethe trout sure are a blessing - and you are right, flies be damned - the trout are worth it!
cheers!
It's really beautiful up there, but the flies biting sounds like a plague. I know from watching some of Les Stroud's shows filmed in Canada that those are a problem in lots of the forests up there. Here we just have mosquitoes but not in those numbers.
ReplyDeletehey harry!
Deletesure is beautiful - the plague will be over in 2 weeks - after that only deerflies and not so bad at that..
most of the Canadian Shield is blackfly ridden - i have seen way worse in northern ontario, but the season here is longer - once gone, summer is a treat!
we get a few mosquitoes here but not many - thank god!
hope you are well friend!
I think you caught enough trout for all us on those trips :)
ReplyDeleteI have a bit of experience living around Northern waterways and the flies were terrible. I can only imagine what you guys are going through.
hey pp!
Deletethe blackfiles should be done soon - thank god!
yes there are a lot of trout, still you are allowed to claim them all for yourself - i expect no less!!
cheers!!
Jambaloney,
ReplyDeleteWow......love all the beautiful pictures of my favorite place Canada. You and Sweet Kymber have such a beautiful place with all this amazing water to fish on. We need to crank up the fire and have some of that awesome looking fish. I know SCI has the pea's, PP has the honey, and I have the salad and strawberries. We all will be there in a hop, skip, and a jump..........:P:P
I hear if you wear light colored clothing like white or tan the flies pretty much leave you alone.
Apparently it's a common thing the black fly up in Canada, they breed with moving water. Making it very difficult to stop reproduction. I know the flies don't like the colder climate, maybe your temperatures will drop a bit making it comfortable to you both to be outside.
Take care and thanks for sharing great pictures.
Sending hugs and love to you and Sweet Kymber.
Sandy
P.S. Please tell Kymber I sent her the recipe via e-mail.
sweet sandy:
Deleteyou are welcome ANYTIME - and yes, bring our friends!!
there is some truth to the light colored clothing, but the real culprit is CO2 emissions - and when you have 100s of hungry flies, they will overlook the clothing colour in a blink.. we have a nice swift creek on teh border of our land - blech!!!
hugs back to you!
your friend,
jambaloney
Nice fish'n Jam. I'm going to make it up there someday and we can go out and catch some more!
ReplyDeleteWe have yellow flies down here for about a month and they just recently went somewhere else. You can't go for a walk or jog around the neighborhood with out those things following you and biting and I mean biting bad.
you be sure to give me notice - i will have all the gear ready for you mike!
Deletemost places have biting insects of some sort - just a matter of waiting it out...
cheers buddy!
Beautiful scenery and fine dining! You lucky folks!
ReplyDeletewe are lucky gorges - really blessed!
Deletehope you are doing well!
Whoa, I loved this post. Every picture seemed more magic than the last. And speaking of last, although I love the water and cloud pics that sunset is something else!
ReplyDeleteLooks like there is plenty of trout to share to me! PP , Sandy has a great idea! You bring the honey, I'll bring some of my Amish Bread and purple hull peas and Sandy always has the best salad's and desserts! Now wouldn't that be fun. Except for the blackflies.... I don't know how you guys can stand it. I know I'd be almost scared to go out. I lived on a bayou once upon a time and the mosquito's were horrific.
Sending hugs to you and kymberz,
Sci
hey sci!
Deleteyou are certainly welcome!! i will get you all out on the water where the flies aren't so bad at all - until we approach shore ;-)
mosquitos can be a nightmare too - back in ottawa - we weren't able to go out in teh backyard some days.
hope you are fly free - cheers!
Lovely fish! Lovely skies!
ReplyDeleteThe mosquitos have been thick here this year, but I don't think I've complained about the blackflies once. It's a welcome change! Good luck in your recovery. I don't know what I would have done without kymber's benadryll advice a few years ago!
hey wendy!
Deleteyou have some awesome skies where you are too! i am glad the blackflies are light for you this year but skitters can be just as bad... following you right to bed!!
all my best!
Wonderful.
ReplyDeletethanks phelan!!!
DeleteIt looks lovely. I hope the black fly season passes quickly for you both. This has been a bumper crop year here for copperhead snakes ! Love to you both,
ReplyDeleteoh jane - so do we LOL!!!
Deletecopperheads??? i'l take the blackfiles, no trips to the hospital - yikes!!!!!
Great scenery as always, and great fishing!
ReplyDeletethanks max - hope you are enjoying your new cabin!!!
Deleteoh Canada, Oh Canada, you make my heart beat fast. Even with the fly bites it is one amazing place. How lovely are all of those pictures. Pure beauty. I look at them and I hear loons.
ReplyDeletelovely
hey sol!
Delete6th pic form eh bottom there are loons - i forgot to mention them!!! you are traveling some pretty amazing places yourself - cheers!
Awesome post! I remember those flies... ouch. And the horse flies bites hurt like hell. Beautiful brook trout- what are you catching them on? Spinners?
ReplyDeletehey chris!!!
Deletememories of junes past eh?? the horesflies are coming but at least the announce themselves..
i am catching all of them on mepps @ 0 with samll pieces of berkley gulp worms - teh small treble hooks make nibbles a strike - been a few years getting it right - i do get some fly-fishing too!
cheers!
Incredibly beautiful! You guys enjoy!
ReplyDeletethank you!
Deletewe do enjoy - hope you are having a great summer!!
Thanks for the update and great photos. We have a ton of flies here, but they don't bite. I think it has to do with all the farms around here. ???
ReplyDeletehay rob!!
Deleteglad you are spared the blackfiles - your flies aren't bloodsuckers, otherwise you would know ;-)
cheers!