Headed over to TX's neck of the woods and met up with Befuddled. We were styling in a riverside cabin that overlooked some priceless water. Drove up at O'dark o'clock so I could scout out some new water and was not disappointed. I was also stoked coz it's been a month since I have slung my broomstick. She impressed right off the bat.
http://youtu.be/Nco_kh8xJDs (http://youtu.be/Nco_kh8xJDs)
Found over 14 creeks, some with all three species. Beautiful bluelines...
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Headed over several ridges to chase some wild cockroaches.
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Came up on a rip rap embankment, decided to bail before the landower spotted me. This coiled fuck was silently waiting to scare the shit outta me.
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I looked around and very quickly managed to plan a swift descent back into the creek. Quick footing, I shit you not, I was lucky I didn't get busted wide open...
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Unfortunatley for this guy, he bit it hard
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Drove even further up the mountain to find the jewel of Appalachia, the wily Speck.
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The places these guys are found, never ceases to amaze me with the beauty and solitude of high elevation streams.
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Headed to the cabin, busted up good, bleeding and such, and whacked down several beers.
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Took TX and Befuddled down a beauty of a blueline. Sadly, we had someone in front of us, which royally sucked coz we hiked 1.5 miles down to find someone had driven their truck all the way down. Decided to fish anyways and the numbers were dismal, water levels pretty bad too.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac335/diazdassie/Weekend%20at%20TX/099.jpg)
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The hike out took the wind out of our sails. Sweat smelt heavily of alcohol. Not bad.
Dinner time and tie up some flies.
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Today we headed over to another locale to find new water. A stop at the local grocery store revealed a rich bastard who drives a really shit truck.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac335/diazdassie/Weekend%20at%20TX/128.jpg)
This creek we fished was in and out of private property. A storm rolled in when we hit the headwaters, we drove back down the road and black rain turned to blazing sunshine and bluebird skies.
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It was here that I would see death in two forms.
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And my rod snapping like a twig :bomb
Here it comes, yet another month without a real broomstick. Third rod death of the year. This is getting old
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TX lit it up with some nice fish from this trickle.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac335/diazdassie/Weekend%20at%20TX/134.jpg)
And I screwed up Befuddleds pic.
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac335/diazdassie/Weekend%20at%20TX/140.jpg)
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Back home to earn my keep to go fishing again next weekend.
Over and out
Great report Tranny! Sorry about the stick. I guess it's better than a leg or arm.
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them tiny brookies breat ur TFO? :'( poor tranny....
hey
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and my phone never rang....
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Nice pics looks like a good time. Sucks about the rod but shit happens i guess. Love me some AIC
Quote from: Woolly Bugger on June 27, 2011, 10:07:43 AM
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them tiny brookies breat ur TFO? :'( poor tranny....
hey
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and my phone never rang....
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Nope, it was a Helios and I shat all over Orvis this morning. Another is being shipped as we speak. Your phone never rang coz mine is broken. b'; next weekend? We'll get the buggah on some lil wild shites -0-
good stuff Mike. glad you were able to get out finally. -0-
Well played, as usual, Tranny. 0:0
Sounds like a good trip as usual. Sorry to hear about the broomstick, should've been using old yellar. I picked up an eagle claw after you got one and love it
I know ya'll sayin, now look at dis foo 8)
Don't blame you for not wanting to drank in da choclate city with petey, lord knows I need to find some feesh too, as is suckin bad not havin' dat bend on the rod.
When you comin up heah for some monsta brooks and smallies.. holla at yo boy, you me n cary will drink some colt 45 and hit em good... ;D
Most righteous 'c;