In probably the second or third pocket that I fished, the first small brown struck. I was fishing my favorite 8' 4 weight with one of my favorite nymphs for Colorado, the Mustard John. The little guy was momentarily airborn when I set a bit harder than necessary.
Continuing up the creek, I received one half-hearted tap on the nymph and decided to try a dry. Out came the Yellow Neversink Caddis and almost immediately I had a fish hit. Continuing up the creek in the fading light, I pulled little brown trout out of only the deepest and darkest of pockets as the fish are all on high alert with the low water levels. My best fish came from a very predictable deep dark hole and paused long enough for a photograph. It was a classically beautiful little brown. Soon I intend to venture further afield in search of some larger browns. In the meantime, this is not a bad way to spend 45 minutes!!!
Nice.
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Thanks Mark!
DeleteDavid, I just this year started fishing Boulder Creek in the canyon after a layoff for many years. First time out I hooked a small brown and did the same thing you did...watched him go air born and land 5 feet behind me in the brush. I felt stupid, but couldn't stop laughing...I love small streams and small fish. that's a little beauty there.
ReplyDeleteHoward, it always amazes me that no matter how much I fish the small streams, I still turn some trout into flying fish. Of course, it actually becomes a problem when you try that hookset on the rare large fish in a small stream...that has a way of encouraging me to be more gentle on future hooksets...
DeleteFlying fish? Tee Hee! I think we have all been there if we have spent any time on a small trout stream somewhere. The small streams are a beautiful resource and it might take a flying fish or two before we get in sync. But, what a gas!
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