"jeff" wrote in message
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danl and i had planned to fish cardiac creek, but we tried some new areas
and found three day creek. it was so good, and as pretty a stream as any
i've fished, that we stayed on it and never got to cardiac.

three day was full of big rainbows and cutts. we caught a lot of
them...all on dries (though danl might have dabbled with a dropper a few
times). i caught many on a big rogue salmonfly pattern even though that
hatch had ended weeks before. danl caught the biggest fish, several 17 and
18 inchers. i hooked a monster...easily 20 inches...that threw the hook at
the apex of a 3 foot leap from a deep, clear pool. beautiful, powerful
fish. as you would expect, danl is the best of fishing companions and
adept at teasing the trout. he did some pretty work with dry flies on
undercut banks and under the willows.


You're not so bad yourself. I had a great and glorious time. I'm always
proud to share a stream and a beer with you.

we only had one day when we saw another person on the stream ahead of us.
like nc, he put the fish down noticeably as we came to the place he put
in. but the guy only fished a short stretch and we moved above him and
didn't encounter another person the rest of the day.

Well, there was that one other super creepy guy communing with entities
unknown and wielding a large,mean-looking tomahawk......

there were
deep pools between shallow runs, undercut banks, and many deep fast water
channels. three day presented every kind of spring creek stream character
you could want in a small western trout water. the water temps were in the
mid 50s in the morning, and the fish were fat and brightly colored. in
contrast, the fish i caught in the madison looked washed out.

We need to revisit that trib, One Day Creek.


if you return to the area, three day is a stream you would and could
enjoy. it doesn't require the treadmill tromp that cardiac creek
presented, plus it's wider and more open, easy to wade, and can be fished
effectively from the rocky banks in most places.


All true, but we'd be obliged to kill him afterwards. Secret Spot (tm)
tradition and all.


Danl