My wife was finalizing a Masters project so I knew my fishing opportunities were limited this weekend but I did manage to sneak
away on Saturday afternoon for two hours during the mid-day..It was a
beautiful sunny day, the kind of day we all dream about during the
greys of winter..I chose a section of the South Branch that has a high
population of wild fish, they are small but they readily take dry flies
once the season kicks into gear..Therewasnt any bug or surface activity so I was prospecting with a Hendrickson Comparadun..It didnt take long to find some fish. The little brookies were quick and I missed my first few strikes..Got my timing down and landed my first of the day..A colorful 6 inch brookie, typical for this section..I ran into a fe more pods of fish including some Browns, the largest
being about 12 inches..I landed about a dozen fish before I looked at
my watch and knew the boys were getting over their nap and needed to
help out the wife...I closed my eyes, took in a deep breathe, with the
sun on my face just stood there for a minute taking in the sounds and
smells of the river..I made one more cast, and landed one more small
wild brown..What a day...
Sunday was a different story, it was overcast and breezy...But it didnt
matter, I spent the day with the boys, playing like a 2yr old...It was
a long day and they passed out by 6:30 that evening..I looked at my
wife, and she said, you could probably get in an hour of fishing if you
leave now..I love that woman..
I fished another stretch that is known to harbor plenty of wild fish including some brutes...There were caddis
coming off when I reached the river and it took me a good 20 minutes to
find some rising fish..But I found a pod of fish and managed to land a
half dozen wild browns from 5 to 12 inches..They were readily taking my
size 16 Olive...Caught one fish that thought he was a rainbow, he
leaped at least 4 times before I brought him to net...about 8:00 I saw
my first bat, notunusual on a trout stream, but within 5 minutes I had
a full blown bat hatch on my small pool..I have never seen anything
like it, there were at least 50 bats swarming over the pool..When I
would cast, a half dozen would swoop on the fly. They were flying all
around me and it got to be too much...Exit Stage Right..
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