Wow! the Dream Stream...

I was in Colorado last week for business, so I naturally wanted to fish some.  I had always heard about the 'Dream Stream', the stretch of the South Platte between Eleven Mile and Spinney Mountain Reservoirs, so I decided to go.  This stretch is in a meadow, so stealth is necessary.  This time of year the flow is good, easy to wade.  Clarity was good, turbid enough that the fish couldn't be seen, though.  When I arrived, there was another angler 'gearing up', so he gave me a tip on where and what to use.  Sure enough, I caught 7 nice trout in less than two hours, maybe more, I lost count.  One was a 21" cutthroat trout, my first.  Beautiful weather, great scenery, great fishing...
...keep the rod bent...

Trout Fishin in Missouri!

I had the fortune to spend two great days with my grandson, fishing at Bennett Spring State Park in Missouri, the state's best trout stream.  We always have a great time, and catch fish, but this time we learned something new.   I nymph, when I have to, but have always used an indicator and weight, partly because of the level of comfort I have had with that system.  I observed an angler fishing a nymph without weight or indicator, so I figured, what the hey?...I'll try it.  So, I put on a BH Prince, and worked it cross-stream, with a slow strip.  Within four casts, I caught two 16" trout where others were catching none.  The rest of the day, it was the only way I fished, and I lost count of the number of trout I caught!  Try it sometime, you'll like it.
...keep the rod bent...ed


trout swimming...