Ouch!

We enjoyed a little fishing together again and got out to visit a couple of old friends. One old fellow we saw survived the winter, which was great to see, but obviously took a beating either at the hands of a rapalla, an otter or bird, or impaled itself on a stick during the spawn. He was really beat up across the nose for sure. Late fall and winter sure aren't friendly times for our brown trout, and the long, cold, unproductive springs we get don't help. As with many browns, the recovery from last fall's spawn won't kick in until our waters warm and insects start in earnest... sometime mid May.