"In the beauty of a river, I find happiness
In the smell of a river, I find joy
In the abundance of a river, I find life."
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There is a little creek nearby, a ''Local'' if you will, that I've started to investigate. It's small, tight, overgrown and it has a decent population of Brook Trout. It's not much to look at, the fish are small and fishable spots are at a premium but there's not a single sign of other anglers going there, the only tracks are from hikers and kids playing in the water.
As you can see most of it is a tangled mess, tiny pockets that I was throwing tung head KB's into to get the fly down quick to the fish before the pool ended. There is one nice little run that is maybe 20 yards long but all the other pools are tangled up, debris ridden holes. Beautiful Tenkara water.
In an hours time I was able to bring 4 beautiful gems to hand, I missed another 5-6, mostly due to not being able to set the hook because of low hanging branches but for a stream this close to home and frequented by kids throwing rocks, people lounging in the water on hot days and dogs splashing I think that's a pretty respectable amount and much better than I honestly expected.
The largest fish pictured was a real surprise and I was thankful to land it as it went straight into a tangle and I was barely able to pry it out with my little Soyokaze 270 and 6x tippet. All in all a productive trip out, now to keep exploring...
In the smell of a river, I find joy
In the abundance of a river, I find life."
Unknown
There is a little creek nearby, a ''Local'' if you will, that I've started to investigate. It's small, tight, overgrown and it has a decent population of Brook Trout. It's not much to look at, the fish are small and fishable spots are at a premium but there's not a single sign of other anglers going there, the only tracks are from hikers and kids playing in the water.
As you can see most of it is a tangled mess, tiny pockets that I was throwing tung head KB's into to get the fly down quick to the fish before the pool ended. There is one nice little run that is maybe 20 yards long but all the other pools are tangled up, debris ridden holes. Beautiful Tenkara water.
In an hours time I was able to bring 4 beautiful gems to hand, I missed another 5-6, mostly due to not being able to set the hook because of low hanging branches but for a stream this close to home and frequented by kids throwing rocks, people lounging in the water on hot days and dogs splashing I think that's a pretty respectable amount and much better than I honestly expected.
The largest fish pictured was a real surprise and I was thankful to land it as it went straight into a tangle and I was barely able to pry it out with my little Soyokaze 270 and 6x tippet. All in all a productive trip out, now to keep exploring...
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