Went to the creek for a couple days and decided to explore a bit since the flows are dropping. Found a way across to the other side of access 3 and fished the pocket water upstream. This turned out to be much more difficult then I planned. Every time I saw a spot that looked promising I'd get close and realize it was blocked by tangles of thornbushes or the water was too deep to wade up. I spent hours wandering around in what would have seemed like a wilderness If I didn't hear cars whooshing by every 30 seconds. Finally found some good water and immediately hooked up with a nice one around 17" that shook me off. Things were slow after that and I only managed a small 8" wild dink. Both hit a #22 midge. Went back to the same spot (dont ask me why) on sunday but didn't find much. Missed 2 smallish wild fish and caught a standard planter as well as another 6" mini pig that I thought was a clump of moss. Maybe when these fish grow up they will remember me and come back for a visit! HA!! It is nice to be hooking a few fish but I still feel like I'm struggling. I can't decide if I'm not fishing the right type of water or I'm just not fishing well enough to hook more fish, but I read these posts of people having awesome days and I'm wondering if I'm on the same creek, ha!
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"when you put your hand into a flowing stream you touch the last that has come before and the first of what is still to come" -DaVinci
I sometimes feel the same way! People talking about 12-30 fish? I would be soooo stoked if i got 30 fish, or 20, or 5. Oh well, it is all a learning process. I seem to get more information and learn about new flies and new spots the more i go. That is what makes it fun for me, always up for a chellenge.
