After my bride suggested I go fishing today, I took a pleasant drive through
the green California foothills to get first to the M... River which proved
too high and muddy, then looped around another 10 miles back towards home to
the T ... River. There I found a very sparse baetis hatch and one spot
with a few, sporadic, risers. I caught a single, but lovely, rainbow
trout. I didn't even try for more, choosing to relish the one, my good
fortune getting to meet him, and a short walk along the water, afterwards.
He was quite the gentleman, gingerly sipping a TrustyMusky floating in the
film, then fighting in the spirited manner one expects from a wild trout.
He measured right at 14"


I won't mention that I did all this in shirt sleeves and at some risk of
getting sunburn, out of respect for those of you living through blizzards
and ice storms G