Rob has been slumming it at The Creek three times a week since it opened (you'd think he'd be home brushing up on his Spanish and reading scriptures all day while he's waiting for Peru to open up so he and Mary can start their mission...) and he invited me up to join him this morning. I was happy to oblige - who doesn't like a clear stream in a beautiful desert canyon full of little redband rainbows?
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| One of the few open areas on this creek |
This is such a happy place - memories of many trips with Dad and brothers, the smell of the blooming mock orange filling the air, grass hanging over the stream and sending out clouds of pollen when you brush by, sneezing, runny nose - OK, not all happy, but I can put up with the allergies to fish this little gem.
Fish found our renegades, most 7 to 9 inches with fat bellies. It was a little "slow" for the first hour, as the sun got higher in the sky the fish seemed to also warm up. By the time we were ready to climb out and walk back to the car, we had each probably had 40 or 50 to hand. I guess not too slow.
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| Nice rainbow, mangy lockdown beard |
Now the fun. Stream 141, We stopped where a side stream came in from a spring up a side canyon. It could have enough water...A short distance up, there was a small fall with a deep pool in the basalt. Tossed the fly in, and a small rainbow hit it as soon as it hit the water. Stream 141 was in the books. Thanks for the picture Rob!
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| Stream 141 where Rick has caught trout in Washington, an unexpected addition today |
Returning to the car, an osprey was posing for pictures in a tree above the creek.
Just love this place.
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