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Title: First fish
Post by: Dougfish on January 04, 2020, 12:45:40 PM

I closed 2019 with an epic fail. I was considering where to fish, but I was reticent on where to fish. My heart wasn't in it? Anyhow, I choose small and got skunked for the first hour+. Packed up and cruised over to the cursed tailwater. With my 7' rod and no tailwater flies. Fished a really good run. Nada. Packed up and went home to good food and wine. It ended up that I was coming down with a cold, too. Bad holiday juju.

Kids, presents, glorious meals and the cold mostly behind me, it was redemption day. Middle daughter was thrown a shower by her aunts at the Homestead. Anne was invited, but I wasn't. Awww, that's a shame. :laugh:
I drove her up, left her at the front door and went fishing for a few hours.

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Falling Springs

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J fished the lower last week. I fished the upper. Crappy little money stream, 12 months of the year. A very light rain and warm temps were on tap.

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Got into fish right away. First fish of 2020 was a 4" brookie. :o

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Fished the Redington CT 4 piece 2 wt I picked up from Driver. Sweet.

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DSFK

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Fish O'the day

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Size 14 Frenchie did the work. A one fly. no lost fly kind of day. Out of 35ish fish, 15ish were small! brookies. Encouraging recruitment!

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Title: Re: First fish
Post by: Dee-Vo on January 04, 2020, 13:33:05 PM

A hell of good start to the year. Nicely done.

What's a "money stream?"

Title: Re: First fish
Post by: Sedition and Pockets on January 04, 2020, 17:00:54 PM

Those Classic Trouts in the lighter weights are about the most pleasant casting carbon fiber rods ever made.

Title: Re: First fish
Post by: Woolly Bugger on January 04, 2020, 17:13:47 PM

Well played bd;0

Title: Re: First fish
Post by: greg on January 04, 2020, 18:16:36 PM

Heck of a day.

Title: Re: First fish
Post by: Onslow on January 04, 2020, 18:59:54 PM

Strong work indeed.

Title: Re: First fish
Post by: itieuglyflies on January 04, 2020, 19:18:10 PM

Doug using a rod less than thirty years old? Look out 2020!

Title: Re: First fish
Post by: streamereater_101691 on January 04, 2020, 19:47:19 PM

Quote from: Dee-Vo on January 04, 2020, 13:33:05 PMA hell of good start to the year. Nicely done.

What's a "money stream?"

What about a "crappy little money stream"?

I dig it though, and the rod is a hell of a deal with the warranty they provide.

Title: Re: First fish
Post by: Dougfish on January 04, 2020, 20:36:12 PM

It's a semi roadside stream. Little pressure? Trash, erosion, always hungry, nice fish.
Money. Always on.

Title: Re: First fish
Post by: driver on January 05, 2020, 10:24:51 AM

Glad you enjoyed the rod. I need to post my report with my glass outing. So little time..

Title: Re: First fish
Post by: hcrum87hc on January 06, 2020, 10:19:13 AM

Nice report. It's hard to beat the CT, great little rods.

Pretentious Snobby Bastard Fly Fishing!

Fly Fishing Reports => Local Trip Reports => Topic started by: Dougfish on January 04, 2020, 12:45:40 PM