Trip Report: Broke Down Fishin'

I planned to fish from around noon to five, hoping to be home early enough to cook a good meal and get some things done around the house. The fishing worked out, the drive home did not! 

I arrived on stream with air temps in the low 50's and strong winds. I picked a spot that lies in a protected valley and found that the wind didn't effect my casting too much. This spot is chock full of rainbows that were stocked last fall and they're still pretty stupid.

This fat little bow took a size 18 Olive WD40 trailed behind the Squirrel of Prey. Most of the bows today put up a pathetic fight, flailing on the surface as I pulled them to hand.

This was the biggest bow of the day. He put up a great fight and leaped clear from the water twice! He also took the Olive WD40. After landing around a dozen and a half of these I finally tied into a brownie.

He took the Squirrel of Prey fished on the bottom. It was immediately apparent that the fish on the other end of my line was not a rainbow based on the type of fight he put up. I landed another three smaller browns before moving on. I decided to hit another stream on my way home and I'm (kind of) glad I did.

 Upon arrival I rigged up with a very small indicator and an Olive WD40 trailed behind a size 16 San Juan Worm. I proceeded to catch around a dozen and a half more trout. These browns were fun to hook into in a foot and a half of water. I also landed some brookies here!

This was the best brookie of the day. The brookies really liked the SJ Worm! I hope to find another good brookie stream this summer. After stalking 'em I stood tall and watched a ton of fish scatter...good to know that there's a healthy population of fish here. After gearing down I hopped in the car and turned the key but she wouldn't start. After calling my wifey and a failed attempt at jumping it we had to call roadside assistance-best investment ever!

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