Grasshopper... You need to fish!

I was up at 5AM this morning and managed to get a new furl tied, a cup of coffee in me, and pack up some gear for a trip to somewhere. I didn't know where, but Heather and I agreed last night that she would take me somewhere. When she arrived, she still hadn't decided where we were going. After a stop at the grocery store, the first red light made our decision for us. We headed to a series of small streams a couple of hours away. We were hoping to have some fun throwing hopper patterns at eager trout.

We succeeded!

Since my summer has been a little lacking on fishing trips, I decided to leave the camera in the car most of the day and just fish instead. I did get a few quick shots though...

I got a bug tied on the way (photo by Heather, taken at 45 mph)


We started our day on this small creek. The levels were low and the temps were a bit high, so after a short time we decided to move on to stream #2.


Stream #2 turned out to be rather hopper friendly. We had a blast!


We saw some other bugs around as well


As we thought about our journey home, Heather decided that she would show me a stretch of a secluded stream with the promise of more trout to be had. We both caught a handful of gorgeously colorful, and wonderfully feisty, hand-sized trout


Around numerous log jams...


...and boulder fields




Thanks to Heather for taking me on this trip and showing me some new waters.

It was a great way to spend a Sunday. All 330 miles of it...

G