A Warm Fall Afternoon

Creek levels were well below what I experienced here in April. The stream and fish were in very good shape. I took my daughters and 2 of their friends - everyone that fished caught a hybrid Apache Trout.

Almost all my fishing gear is still in storage. I had to borrow a reel and a box of flies. I had no tippet material and this little stream demands sacrifices of mono. I was fortunate in that the fish were very accomodating, in a fall feeding kind of mood.

I would have preferred fishing nothing but dries, but I figured it was easier for my novice partners to hook the fish on nymphs. A Hare's Ear was perfect and kept working even when my tippet was more suited to bass bugs.

All fish were promptly returned, I hope to see them when I return. I hit it perfectly this time.