After reading the blog during a break in one of his thirteen consecutive 14 to 16 hr workdays in Michigan, Rick realized that he had been neglecting his duty as one of the Merrill boys to ensure there are new and frequent posts for others to enjoy, so he committed to remedy that as soon as he could after returning from Michigan. Sarah was also in need of some practice to prepare for her international flyfishing trip to Japan (well, OK, it is really a trip to Japan where she and Jessica might go flyfishing for a day).
We first went upriver for a change and the cow free scenery and more native banks found there. I had a bit of trouble finding the put in as there was no trail to be found. When we made it to the creek, only one small fish was to be found. There were some others seen, but not the schools that I have found here before. Puzzling.
So we hiked back down to the waterfall and found some fish down there, all but one on the CG psycho prince (I tied a small hopper on in one hole and was rewarded with a nice slurp). Fishing was spotty, with just a couple in places that often have dozens, none in other holes that usually turn out a few fish, and a few holes that gave up quite a few. Perhaps it was the mid-day time that we were there, or maybe their jaws were still sore from Rob and Tom's visit the previous week.
As we returned to the car, Sarah decided to opt for the air-conditioned comfort while Rick visited the bridge hole and above for a few minutes (really, it was just a few minutes). After a few to hand in the bridge hole, he moved on up to the honey of a run just above, and quickly pulled out another eight or so, seeing many more. Good to know that some things can always be counted on.
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| "Little Nunya" |
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| Sarah fighting a nice one in the hole the birthed the Caddis Green Psycho Prince Nymph revolution |
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| Just after kissing the fish |
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| Big enough to use the net on |
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| A stout fish that actually made a couple downstream runs |
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