Shake It Up

[Dougfish]

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My wife and I did a walkabout in the wilds of WV last week.
I saw some nice small streams. No rod was taken. (This old dog knows better.)
I thought about the current rains, the state of the Smiff, etc.
Decided I needed to hit a small stream when I got back.



It was a cool foggy morning.
61 degree air, 60 degree water.
A lot of substrate had moved.
Wood had moved. New wood added.



Fished the old 7' Fenwick and Pflueger Gem combo.
Third cast:



It was bow, bow, bow for a while.
Dry and dropper.
Then this guy violently assaulted the dry.





Now I started thinking about the slam.
I was fishing low.
And the bows seem to outmuscling the brookies.
Could it happen?





Blue Lobelia. Lobelia siphilitia.

Bow, bow, bow.
Then it happened.



And another little fukker followed.
I quit after that.
A weird spooky day in the wet woods.



Roots.



Vine.



Nettles.



And a good beer.

I'll fish higher up on the next visit.

 

[Phil]

Slam!! 

[Fin]

Well done Doug. To the victor go the spoils. Make sure you collect your "prize".