Yesterday it was the 8 weight fishing still waters for carp. Today it was a nice picnic in the forest with my wife and then some wet wading with my 2 weight. Wasn't worried about 20 pound carp bending the 2 weight.
Along with the 8 weight, my waders were at home, wet wading when it is 91°F is pretty comfortable wading. My 2 weight creek hosts wild cutthroat and brook trout. There are a few rocks in the drainage that help form pools, waterfalls, chutes and holding water. It seemed every pool held a fish or ten.
This pool, despite being in full sun, held seven risers. Five of them came unbuttoned and two came to hand.
This fast little run was surprisingly good, I think the shade helped. My # 18 Goddard Caddis rose ten or so fish, three to hand. Some of the fish were so big..... I wondered how they could have eaten a caddis as large as my fly. I mean some of the trout were pushing maybe four inches.
This little brook trout was the first fish of the day to my hand. All other fish to hand were cutthroat. Both species are beautiful. At this size and in the fast water, the 2 weight gets bent!
This trout actually pulled line of the reel, the drag was close to free spool.
This is actually a pretty good sized fish for this creek which originates from a lake at 6,000 feet elevation. I turned over a couple submerged rocks and saw cased caddis and mayfly nymphs, I think a shuck I saw on a rock was a stonefly. The fish seem healthy and obviously find food. Their colors, their markings. I hiked back to the shade where my wife was sitting in a chair, reading and was thinking life is really good.
Back to the 8 weight tomorrow. Hoping the hot weather in the Basin brings the carp up onto the flats.
Along with the 8 weight, my waders were at home, wet wading when it is 91°F is pretty comfortable wading. My 2 weight creek hosts wild cutthroat and brook trout. There are a few rocks in the drainage that help form pools, waterfalls, chutes and holding water. It seemed every pool held a fish or ten.
This pool, despite being in full sun, held seven risers. Five of them came unbuttoned and two came to hand.
This fast little run was surprisingly good, I think the shade helped. My # 18 Goddard Caddis rose ten or so fish, three to hand. Some of the fish were so big..... I wondered how they could have eaten a caddis as large as my fly. I mean some of the trout were pushing maybe four inches.
This little brook trout was the first fish of the day to my hand. All other fish to hand were cutthroat. Both species are beautiful. At this size and in the fast water, the 2 weight gets bent!
This trout actually pulled line of the reel, the drag was close to free spool.
This is actually a pretty good sized fish for this creek which originates from a lake at 6,000 feet elevation. I turned over a couple submerged rocks and saw cased caddis and mayfly nymphs, I think a shuck I saw on a rock was a stonefly. The fish seem healthy and obviously find food. Their colors, their markings. I hiked back to the shade where my wife was sitting in a chair, reading and was thinking life is really good.
Back to the 8 weight tomorrow. Hoping the hot weather in the Basin brings the carp up onto the flats.
