Yesterday, I decided to branch out a little and fish some new water. Drove an hour and a half north and east into an area I have never fished before.
Breakfast of champions:
After some windshield time, I arrived in a rugged, beautiful, isolated area, with a multitude of clear, cold streams draining some of the highest mountains in the east.
First thing, I hiked back into the watershed of a small tributary stream, hoping to find some native specks.
When I found these Mayan ruins, I thought I had somehow wound up in the Yucatan:
I soon heard running water, and broke through the rhododendrons into a beautiful small creek. Looks like speck water!
Except that I caught four of these out of that first hole:
I fished about a quarter-mile up the creek, and veered up a smaller tributary that emptied in. Still rainbows in every hole, no specks.
I decided to do some more exploring, so I hiked back out and drove on up the watershed on a little gravel road. Found a trailhead on a bigger stream, and set out upstream. This was an absolutely beautiful stream. I would have enjoyed it even if the fish hadn't been hitting.
Breakfast of champions:
After some windshield time, I arrived in a rugged, beautiful, isolated area, with a multitude of clear, cold streams draining some of the highest mountains in the east.
First thing, I hiked back into the watershed of a small tributary stream, hoping to find some native specks.
When I found these Mayan ruins, I thought I had somehow wound up in the Yucatan:
I soon heard running water, and broke through the rhododendrons into a beautiful small creek. Looks like speck water!
Except that I caught four of these out of that first hole:
I fished about a quarter-mile up the creek, and veered up a smaller tributary that emptied in. Still rainbows in every hole, no specks.
I decided to do some more exploring, so I hiked back out and drove on up the watershed on a little gravel road. Found a trailhead on a bigger stream, and set out upstream. This was an absolutely beautiful stream. I would have enjoyed it even if the fish hadn't been hitting.