I forgot to take the camera on my short hike to Rose Canyon Lake, so I took these rod shots when I got back to the vehicle. I have been working on a couple of restoration jobs and slowly replacing the flies I lost in the flood - the urge was too strong to resist a trip up the mountain before the gates to the lake open. A cool sunny day on the moutain, a bit of a breeze, but never enough to force me off the water. I bought the W&M Victory (8642) last year, the President the year before, but had not fished with them. Time to remedy that problem. I started with a Hare's Ear, then a PTN, but finally (around noon) started hooking small Browns when I tied on a PTN soft hackle with a clear glass bead. I hooked about 10, landed 5, all around 6-8". As I understand, these browns were stocked as fingerlings and they were a bit larger on average than last year. It is so nice to get something besides a stocked rainbow up here. I've got a Heddon Bill Stanley's favorite and HI Governor coming out of the drying cabinet this week, I will try to post the pictures next week. A couple more in the production line before I get to work on some of mine. More later!
