When we were making plans to fish the 21st, we really wanted to chase smallmouth, but knew that recent rains had blown out the streams we fish, so that was off the table. As luck would have it, a cold front brought cooler air into the area, and we were certain that we could find fishable trout water in the smaller watersheds that clear quickly after rains. The challenge would be that the forecast was for a bright and sunny day - a combination that doesn't mix well with crystal clear spring creeks. We access this section of Parr Creek legally by parking near a small feeder and following it to the main channel. The feeder itself is too small to fish, except for this pool right by the road. We refer to it as the "Batting Cage" because we like to fish it as warm-up before moving on to the main event. As we approached from downstream, several fish were feeding the top - a good sign. This was one of those days when everything lines up and conditions are...perfect. Heck, I even fished the entire day with one single fly - I can't remember the last time I hit the water didn't lose at least one!
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bob long
6/22/2017 08:01:50 pm
Sounds marvelous. Superb actually. Just too much on the bushes and brushes and bugs and narrow casting for me. I'd be the bull in the china shop and ruin it for everyone. LOL. Congrats. I was catching 8 - 9" bluegill on the chicago river, downtown near the corner of Franklin and Wacker with an audience of 150 people having lunch. Spinning gear, unfortunately, not Tenkara.
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Matt @ Badger
6/22/2017 10:31:48 pm
Hi Bob -
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