Recounting the Weekend: Money Water

This stream was so garbage, that any little pocket of deeper water or any vestige of cover had a fish in it. Seemingly a big fish. This subtle little slot produced a beauty.


This stream showed a few great reaches like this: fairly slow but enough current to carry a nymph rig. Good depth. At the end of the drift: strike after strike. Hit it on the way out: same deal.


Another slow reach. Deep. Cast up, let rig sink... strip hard or twitch and then twitch or slowly retrieve back... strike. Strike. Again. This was exceedingly difficult to wade due to deposition of fine material and high banks. It was worth the effort though.


Bellies. Gray bellies. Always drift nymphs in them.


No red lines needed here. Hard to get much better than this: