What Not: Out West/Goin' With The Flow/We're So Glad

Muscle Girl Sarah checkin' in with us end of last week... 

(Sarah Zagorce Image)

...just off a nine day Colorado River trip thru the Grand Canyon... we're full of envy

That's ok. Spent two fun days this past weekend drift casting streamers on the Yough. September is the official start of fishing season in our mind (usually September thru December). We hadn't touched a "standard" fly rod in a couple of years, preferring instead small creek fishing Tenkara style. Was a bit curious to see if we had lost any of our "big river technique" considering the long layoff. Not a concern. Fished both days pretty much early to mid-afternoon, probably 11am to 2pm. Deep Holes. Open water in a bright sun. 

Pretty sluggish current this spot. Great spot, though, for (real) casting dry flys when things are hatchin'

Saturday hooked four average size browns drifting a #12 Wooley Bugger. Landed four on Sunday as well - three average size browns and one average size smallmouth, all drifting a #12 Muddler Minnow (the only streamer we generally ever use). Was so much fun we're now debatin' how we want to proceed once the temperatures start droppin' (and the copperheads and rattlesnakes have packed out). Alternative bit rough two to three mile hikes along forested tight creeks; trippin' fallen logs, limbs, greenbrier's and such. By and by wading sometimes rugged, lush stream channels with always the frequent line twists and snags. Or leisurely short rivers edge hikes or bit longer MTB rides with a brief jaunt over the river bank to wide open shoreline casting.

Lets think about this... some tunes for thought...

... three total badass pioneers of rock - Bruce/Baker/Clapton: 

Encore (for the times):

We're givin' the film crew sound engineer and co. some credit as well - sounds better than if mixed in the studio - wow

Thus...

... think we'll stick with the creeks - still like that bit of misery factor. We'll still drop in a day of river casting here and there (if pressed, we can also be on the river within probably 1/2 hour from out the front door)