Pretentious Snobby Bastard Fly Fishing!

1-10-21 #2

Gas $2.14

Sunny, 44*

Thought about the SoHo as the wheels were off from  9 -4  but when the time came to hit the road I couldn't face the windshield time. Probably should have gone but that's the way it goes these days. I went back to my new playground to see if the slightly warmer temps and full sun would possibly make the fish more active on this creek.

10 minutes in I reached for my phone, which I recall putting in my chest pack, but it wasn't there. Oh, crap! I double checked all of my pockets and then headed back up to the car. That was an extra 150' climb to start the afternoon. Phone had slipped out inside the car and with it safely stored in my pack I headed back down the stream.

I went in slightly lower than the last time I was near the boundary to hit a couple of little plunge pools that looked promising.  The snow was mostly gone but the water was still frigid. A few midges were in the air but the sun wasn't hitting the bottom of the gorge.

I got a fish to rise – it hit the fly so quick and I or it missed the hook. I didn't see any other fish. I past by "Owl Rock", the little screech owl was not there this time. I took to the woods to avoid climbing over deadfalls. While crawling through some rhodo I pulled a muscle in my back and a sharp pain took my breath away. Oh crap, now each step up was painful and I sat down on a rock and collected myself while drinking a bottle of water. Feeling a bit better I continued on, but crouching down to be stealthy was no longer in the game plan.

As the River Rambler says; "I don't go where I can catch a lot of fish, I go to where there aren't a lot of people."

Photo dump:

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Despite the lack of fish, I'm still enjoying crawling through this little creek and I hope to return when the water warms.