Short Morning Trip

[NCHillbilly]

Drove a couple miles up the road to a local creek for awhile this morning before it got hot.

The water was a little high and dingy from the heavy thunderstorms the last couple days:





Jewelweed and summer phlox were blooming along the banks:





Caught several nice wild rainbows:





In this hole, I hung a heckuva dandy brown. I had him on for several minutes, but he thrashed on the surface and threw the fly when I was trying to get him into the net. Oh well, I know where he lives now.



Caught a decent brown soon after, nothing like the one I lost, but a nice fish:



Fished for a couple hours until the sun got out and it started getting hot. Caught several more fish, and was about ready to call it a morning. Then, I caught this holdover stocker brook from back in the spring:



He looked tasty, so, I knocked him in the head and added him to the three bows I had kept for the grill tomorrow night.



It was a good morning of fishing, and it was enough. I broke down my rod, walked back to the truck, and drove five minutes back home.

 

[tjchurch]

Beautiful fish Hillbilly.

 

[whitetailfreak]

It doesn't get any better than that, and a fine way to spend a Sunday morning.

 

[XIronheadX]

Awesome pics and story.

 

[Danuwoa]

You’ve been hooking some pretty big ones lately.

 

[Buckstop]

Another fine morning! You’ve been pretty consistent on them. Thanks for the post.

 

[Buck70]

I miss those mountain creeks.

 

[gunnurse]

I can drive five minutes from my house and catch... tiny catfish and creek suckers. No fair!!

 

[splatek]

Great trip and story.
The tails on those bows... they got them some motors!

 

[NCHillbilly]

I can drive five minutes from my house and catch... tiny catfish and creek suckers. No fair!!

There's also a river full of smallmouth, rock bass, and redbreasts about 300 yards from the end of my driveway.

 

[NCHillbilly]

Great trip and story.
The tails on those bows... they got them some motors!

Yeah, you think you've got something twice that size when they hit that fast current.

 

[Rabun]

Those natives sure do have a broad tail on them. Nice way to spend a morning just down the road

 

[NCHillbilly]

Those natives sure do have a broad tail on them. Nice way to spend a morning just down the road

Yep, they're like a streak of lightning when you hook one on a 3 weight.

 

[Bream Pole]

Another great post. You live in a paradise.

 

[trout maharishi]

That's a nice mess of fish. That brook trout looks like it's been in there long enough to be eating like a real trout. Was it any good?

 

[NCHillbilly]

That's a nice mess of fish. That brook trout looks like it's been in there long enough to be eating like a real trout. Was it any good?

Yes, it was good. Was starting to get some good pink speck meat.

 

[Michael F Sights]

Great Pics, Report, & Fish! Thank you.

 

[orangeversion]

Your story was great. What a perfect way to spend Sunday morning!