I got out fishing for a few hours today in the wind and warmth. Temperatures reached near 70 degrees and the sky was blue while I fished. Winds were around 14 mph. I tied up a bunch of streamers over the last week thanks to some new hooks that I got from a guy my dad knows. I decided to test the bunny fur colored ones today.
This stream lies just 8 miles from home so after a short drive I was on this beautiful driftless spring creek. The river ran high but I was able to find some good sized fish.
These were the two biggest fish of the trip. They came out from behind rocks as the streamer swung past. I spotted a number of decent fish flash at the fly but they would not commit! Their bellies were full and I'd guess that they've been gorging themselves on worms.
I stopped at another portion of the stream on my way home to test out my new bead headed San Juan Worm pattern. It worked great catching three fish in around 15 minutes.
Today was not lights out fishing but it was nice to get out after the rains to chuck a few streamers. I hope to get out fishing later in the week. As the water warms and clears the trout will feed voraciously so stay tuned! In the mean time I'll be tying loads of flies for sale and summer (and hopefully building a rod too). I built this 9ft 5wt for my dad a few weeks ago.
I learned a few good things when building this one. I learned a better way to tie off the threads so they aren't visible through the finish. I learned a better way to epoxy the thread also. I got a little better at ordering the parts and figured out what components I prefer on my own rods.
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