Valley Angler: A sense of urgency

There is a sense of urgency now to get it all in before it is too late. I guess to some that would mean finish up stacking the fire wood or raking leaves, but to me it means getting in those last few fishing trips before the season ends. To that end, I have been working overtime in the last couple of weeks.

I managed to get in that last trip to Maine before the end of September. This past week, I have made a couple of quick trips to some of the smaller streams. I have had some decent late fall fishing in small streams, but on the whole fishing in headwater streams in late fall is a waste of time. By mid-October, these waters can become choked with falling leaves. It is annoying to hook a leaf on nearly every cast.