2nd day this year

This has been a tough year for fishing, well actually the fishing has been good but just not enough of it. I have only been out 3x this season and it is the end of May. One was in the prestocking season. One was on a spring creek with beautiful fish that were willing and eager. The most recent was a few weeks ago on an unnamed dried out piece of water. I just like these "drips", no one was there and if i found fish than great news, if not than cigars ho.

I hiked down into a micro box canyon down to the edge of the posted private water via a steep and difficult trail and by the time i had hiked (really slid) down to the water i had scared all the fish below the usual spot senceless. I hike back up to unmolested water, and took a brightly colored male in the first pool. He was full and firm with colors ablaze. I fished up to the next spot but there was no fish and so moved up to the best pool, the fish was there but i could not take him and did not want to risk a fly switch. I moved up to blank water and took the best female i have ever seen on this water 10" + and full bellied.
I fished and caught a few more but ended working my way up to the dam, where i have seen fish before, but never taken one. At the large rock just before the dam pool there was a fast current pushing along the bank and below the rock. Much further up this brook above the fish line is a very large bolder in the same pattern, that is the bank angles the water away and square into the rock creating a scour and then flowing down stream. I hit the bank hard, the fly stayed in the water and in the lane until it drifted out of sight on the far side under the rock. I knew to lift the rod and was fast to the best male 81/2 " this water would hold at this time of the year after a year of drout.

Ahhh satisfaction, i need to get out more...