TR - Penns

"walt winter" wrote in message
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Mike Makela wrote:


yep, that was a nice fish lost on the caddis riffle... good to
know what that stretch is called. four years ago when jeff and i
first fished it our first day on penns, all the way up to the top
of the island and up to a run that was later, aptly named (i
won't go there quite yet), we were learning and experimenting
this new water, water that is quite alien to us rebels here in nc.


Caddis Run/Riffle is the local name, local being Tom Littleton, Bruce
Fisher, myself, and whoever has fished it with us. Not sure it has an
"Official" name but since it's consistantly productive I'm sure it has had
many.


a water that haunts me even today. "haunt" may not be the proper
word, perhaps "taunt." anyways, as jeff and i worked our way
slowly up the caddis riffle in that limestone green tinted water,
my awe slowly turned to one of deep appreciation, an
understanding of the moment that this indeed was one of the
finest trout streams on the planet, and we were blessed to be in
it. four years later i still feel the same way and it will be a
painful wait 'till next year.


I re-discovered one this year with Bruce, and later Jeff toured it with me
(he does get around don't he?). One of the qualities of Penn's is how you
can fish it hard every year, and still find pockets, runs, riffles, and such
that you have yet to master, or just haven't tried.


cut...fine piece of fiction (well maybe not all fiction)
...... my thoughts are simple.... what a trout stream, what a piece of
water.



Hmmm...I didn't see a thing.....although that first Sunday I do remember
a
solid 16 incher, landed, with Frank as my Witness.....How about The
Run???


wally.... who proposes... "roffian's run"


I like Roffian's Run....

The Finn