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dc410
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Spent a bit of time fishing a very small native brook trout stream on public land recently. It was mid afternoon on a bluebird day with very low, gin clear water conditions. There were plenty of fish in the creek but as one would expect they were a bit more than spooky! I figured it would be a long shot to even get one to take an offering but it was a great challenge. I love a good challenge ..... so it was game on! I never spooked so many fish in a short section of stream as I did in about an hour of fishing that day.
One false cast over a hole holding fish ..... Game over.
One stick snapped under foot ..... Game over.
One fly hung in any vegetation ....... Game over.
It was definitely some of the toughest conditions and some of the spookiest fish I have dealt with in a long time. It definitely forced me to employ the absolute in stealth to even have a chance. I finally brought a 4" dink to hand taken on top on about a 30' cast (one of the few areas where it was even possible to pull off a cast like that). I walked back to my truck with a very satisfied feeling that I actually fooled one under some very tough conditions, but a beautiful day to be out on the stream.
One false cast over a hole holding fish ..... Game over.
One stick snapped under foot ..... Game over.
One fly hung in any vegetation ....... Game over.
It was definitely some of the toughest conditions and some of the spookiest fish I have dealt with in a long time. It definitely forced me to employ the absolute in stealth to even have a chance. I finally brought a 4" dink to hand taken on top on about a 30' cast (one of the few areas where it was even possible to pull off a cast like that). I walked back to my truck with a very satisfied feeling that I actually fooled one under some very tough conditions, but a beautiful day to be out on the stream.