The start of the trip of was fairly typical. I had finished a night shift, took a brief nap and then headed out to fish. I had planned on stopping by Dutch Creek to see if there were any pre-spawn smallmouth bass in the creek. I knew the odds of feeding bass were quite small. If the stream temps were at least 44 degrees (warmer the better), the bass might be active. I got there and measured a temperature of 40 degrees. The chances of catching bass in these conditions are almost zero. As I was driving along a country two lane, I noticed a trail marker I had not seen before. I pulled off and took a look. There was actually a trail map. It looked like the trail ran along a creek. The topo map showed canyon-like features. In my opinion, there’s not much prettier in this world than rocky stream running through a canyon, so I mustered some energy and decided to give a go.It really is hard to describe the joy I get from finding these out-of-the-way beautiful places. I would have returned to this creek if it had nothing but creek chubs and minnows, but the fact I found trout in the creek will likely make it the find of the year for me. There is still about half a mile of the creek to explore. According to the map, it looks like the creek originates from a spring pond. In my mind, there are big, naive native brook trout swimming around in that spring pond waiting for me to throw a fly their way. In reality, there may only be water striders and frogs. But I can’t wait to find out.
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