Fish and Film – Mountain Water Memories (Dry Flies, Dry Dropper and Wild Trout)

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Fishing is a story . .

Favorite waters hold a piece of an angler’s history. Memories last, as though embedded into the rocks. And as this permanent structure persists — immovable, the flowing water around these rocks — these memories — changes course, accelerates and relaxes as time passes by.

Deep into the fall season, I revisited one of the most important small streams in my life. I fished dry flies and dry dropper. Fishing was technical at times, and the weather swayed from sunny skies to strong winds that created a canvas of colored leaves, until eventually concluding with a cold, calm rain near the end of the day.

But as great as the fishing was, all of it was secondary to the memories, both old and new, among the minor waterfalls of a steep canyon valley.

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Domenick Swentosky

Central Pennsylvania

Hi. I’m a father of two young boys, a husband, author, fly fishing guide and a musician. I fish for wild brown trout in the cool limestone waters of Central Pennsylvania year round. This is my home, and I love it. Friends. Family. And the river.

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15 Comments

  1. Bill on October 30, 2024 at 8:33 am

    I tried to watch the video, but the page says the video is private.

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    • Terry on October 30, 2024 at 10:11 am

      Same as above

      Reply
    • Domenick Swentosky on October 30, 2024 at 1:53 pm

      Fixed it. Thank you. Article published ahead of scheduled time. Cheers.

      Reply
  2. Jerry Brekke on October 30, 2024 at 1:20 pm

    Same here.
    Private video ?

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    • Domenick Swentosky on October 30, 2024 at 1:54 pm

      Thanks. Just fixed it. Article published ahead of scheduled video. Cheers.

      Reply
  3. Tom Bosak on October 30, 2024 at 2:58 pm

    Another good one Dom, so different than the other stuff out there.

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  4. Bill on October 30, 2024 at 3:22 pm

    Well worth the wait.

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  5. Gary Gibson on November 2, 2024 at 5:22 pm

    Love the Fish and Film series. Excellent quality, very relaxing ,beautiful scenery and
    ALWAYS something to learn from Troutbitten.

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  6. Pete Pynenburg on November 4, 2024 at 5:22 pm

    All your videos are great but this one was a cut above.

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