Old Mountains, Old Bones, Old Trees, and Old Flies

[NCHillbilly]

Great story as always….Great trout, and that last picture…WOW!!!
What a beautiful capture.

Thanks! That shot is now my computer screen wallpaper.

 

[Deadlift]

If I catch one like that in a big stream at lower elevations, especially a stream where there is a possibility of holdover stockers, I admire it as a nice fish, but don't think too much about it. Up there, at nearly 4,000' elevation in a tiny trickle of a stream miles and miles back inside the National Park, it was indeed a fine, fine fish. In over 40 years of fishing such little creeks, it's definitely one of the nicer wild rainbows I've caught in a small mountain stream on a dry fly.

Thank you I love reading what you write brings me peace really need it now

 

[Tight Lines]

Great story...and pics!

 

[TroutManCraig]

Beautiful pictures and a great day of fishing. Congrats on the awesome rainbow!