Three days and two nights spent camping and fishing on the river with my favorite fishing partner , nothing I'd rather be doing and no one I'd rather be doing it with. This was one of those last minute trips thrown together without much planning on my part , nothing wrong with a little spontaneity every once in a while. I got off work Tuesday and after watching the local weather report that night told the wife that Joe and I were gonna wake up in the morning and hit the road. I wasn't even sure where we'd end up ,but I knew the general direction I needed to head to give me several different options for fishing. One of the best things about having a fishing partner like Joe , he's always ready to go on those last minute trips and he never has an issue with the chosen destination. Now if I could just get him to pay for his half of the gas....
After several hours on the road Wednesday we ended up at one of my favorite rivers. Along the way we had stopped at a couple of other streams to check out the water conditions and crowds but decided to keep on driving. This hot , dry weather as of late had some of my sweet little wild trout streams running precariously low for this time of year so I decided to give the fish a break and move on to bigger waters.
Other than the last minute planning, this outing was no different than any other fishing trip. With the summer like temps we fished early and late and sat around camp (in the shade)tying flies and keeping hydrated with a few adult beverages during the heat of the day.
The fishing itself was pretty damn good , didn't catch anything of any size but the rainbows were stacked up pretty good in the faster water and deeper tailouts making them easy to find. Small streamers , nymphs , even a dry fly bite one morning that I was able to take advantage of and pluck out a couple small fish , everything seemed to work equally well.
That's pretty much the rundown for the entire three days ,I'm feeling a little short on words today so I'll just let the pics tell the rest of the story.....
Even this river was running extremely low for this time of year.
The fish didn't seem to mind though , we still found a few willing players
Although a little less prepared than usual due to last minute planning , we still managed to find time for a decent meal.
We spent the hot part of the day just kicking back at camp and relaxing.
Not a bad way to spend a couple of early summer days if I say so myself , I might just have to do that again. Until next time....
Three days and two nights spent camping and fishing on the river with my favorite fishing partner , nothing I'd rather be doing and no one I'd rather be doing it with. This was one of those last minute trips thrown together without much planning on my part , nothing wrong with a little spontaneity every once in a while. I got off work Tuesday and after watching the local weather report that night told the wife that Joe and I were gonna wake up in the morning and hit the road. I wasn't even sure where we'd end up ,but I knew the general direction I needed to head to give me several different options for fishing. One of the best things about having a fishing partner like Joe , he's always ready to go on those last minute trips and he never has an issue with the chosen destination. Now if I could just get him to pay for his half of the gas....
After several hours on the road Wednesday we ended up at one of my favorite rivers. Along the way we had stopped at a couple of other streams to check out the water conditions and crowds but decided to keep on driving. This hot , dry weather as of late had some of my sweet little wild trout streams running precariously low for this time of year so I decided to give the fish a break and move on to bigger waters.
Other than the last minute planning, this outing was no different than any other fishing trip. With the summer like temps we fished early and late and sat around camp (in the shade)tying flies and keeping hydrated with a few adult beverages during the heat of the day.
The fishing itself was pretty damn good , didn't catch anything of any size but the rainbows were stacked up pretty good in the faster water and deeper tailouts making them easy to find. Small streamers , nymphs , even a dry fly bite one morning that I was able to take advantage of and pluck out a couple small fish , everything seemed to work equally well.
That's pretty much the rundown for the entire three days ,I'm feeling a little short on words today so I'll just let the pics tell the rest of the story.....
Even this river was running extremely low for this time of year.
The fish didn't seem to mind though , we still found a few willing players
Although a little less prepared than usual due to last minute planning , we still managed to find time for a decent meal.
We spent the hot part of the day just kicking back at camp and relaxing.
Not a bad way to spend a couple of early summer days if I say so myself , I might just have to do that again. Until next time....
An enjoyable read, good taste in food, fish and a faithful friend. Nice!
ReplyDeleteThanks Howard...Glad you enjoyed it.
DeleteNow that's a fishing trip.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are tops. And your cooking's not bad either.
Well done in every way.
Thank You sir...It's hard to beat a good fishing trip with mans best friend.
DeleteAgree with the other guys. Really enjoyed the post. Terrific pictures help us get the feel of what your trip was. Lots of fish, fun, and, relaxing.
ReplyDeleteAppreciate it....with those three things ,(fish , fun and relaxing) you just can't hardly go wrong can you?
Deletegreat read, some nice fish, but now i'm hungry looking at those food pictures!
ReplyDeleteThanks Blake , glad you enjoyed it.
DeleteI'm glad Joe hasn't fallen victim to the trappings of the couch...my dogs hardly want to go for a car ride anymore. oh well...
ReplyDeletelooks like you had a great few days...glad you were able to get Joe on the water and show him how it's done...like always.
Cheers
Ol Joe still likes to do his share of laying around being lazy (don't we all?). But it's amazing to watch his ears perk up and his tail start wagging at the sight of a flyrod or the mention of the word fishing!!
DeleteAh, such a nice report. Sounds wonderful in every way. And yep, Joe is the perfect fishing companion. Thanks for the laugh at you trying to get him to pay for his half of the gas. I'd say he pays his share in much better ways.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jim. You're 100% correct , his companionship is worth more than any amount of money....those kinds of friends are truly priceless.
DeleteNice story and pictures! That dog loves life for sure. The trout look sticked, do they hold over? I hope that is the case as I've never understood putting them in waters thay eventually will die, they do that here in trout country, strange. They do look healthy and vigorous. And nice flies, those streamers! While at Ft. Leonard Wood years ago I found a little spring creek while on a day pass with sunfish and trout, which surprised me back then. Being March, I expect they were there only for the winter.
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Thanks Gregg. Those fish came from the Current , which although it's a blue ribbon fishery , sits just below Montauk trout park that stocks fish daily. Obviously you get a good mixture of stockers , holdovers and even some wild bred fish I have to assume.
DeleteLooks like fun wish I was there now!
ReplyDeleteNice. Thanks for letting me live vicariously through your post.
ReplyDeleteAppreciate it....Glad you enjoyed our little getaway , you just can't go wrong with those ingredients.
ReplyDeleteDo you have a pattern for the olive and white/brown streamer? I'd like to tie up a coupel of those. I can see most of it, just want to make sure Im guessing correctly.
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