http://youtu.be/OorZcOzNcgE
A conversation yesterday with a beach hater from Wilmington illuminated the irrational fickleness of people, and the contempt people have for things that are near, and easy. Today, I tried near, and easy. I've been to this area to hike, backpack, with scouts, and with the family. Only fished the lower section once, and that was about 5 years ago.
This stream has lost most of its hemlocks, but the white pines still stand tall. Due to the wet Fall, Winter, and Spring, everything is green with moss. The creeks are also still full even though dry breezy drought time conditions have been prevalent for the last few weeks.
Got an early start. First one in hand at around 7 AM
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Could buy any action in the larger pools.
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I did see much action in smaller runs. Some of the medium size pools yielded multiple fish.
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Oh, the scenery!
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After a few hours, I had to wrap up this delightful jaunt through the woods.