Letort
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With a crazy schedule, I have not had time to get to any of my favorite haunts in the past several weeks. With the immediate future prospects not looking bright, I was getting a little antsy.
But there is a small limestone spring creek that is 5 minutes from my house that has at least one deep pool and a couple of decent runs. It is stocked in the spring by a local club and gets absolutely hammered for about 2-3 weeks. I did not fish it this spring, as it is about 10' wide and I just don't like being that close to other fisherman.
When I arrived at the pool, which about 30' long, there was no apparent tracks from recent activity - a good sign. I tied on my favorite wooly bugger searching pattern and made a cast. The water had that chalky, limestone look to it and visibility was 12-18" under the surface, max. Second cast I thought I saw something flash. Hmm, maybe there is something here. Next cast, had a bump and I think I stuck him, darn it! Saw a black tail when he turned, so I thought it might be a smallie that wandered up from some warm water about 1/2 mile below. Next cast, wham - fish on!
I brought a beautiful 14-15", well-colored brown to hand. Wish I had my camera, but just took a mental snapshot before sending him on his way. Didn't see anything else the rest of my time, but that was fun.
But there is a small limestone spring creek that is 5 minutes from my house that has at least one deep pool and a couple of decent runs. It is stocked in the spring by a local club and gets absolutely hammered for about 2-3 weeks. I did not fish it this spring, as it is about 10' wide and I just don't like being that close to other fisherman.
When I arrived at the pool, which about 30' long, there was no apparent tracks from recent activity - a good sign. I tied on my favorite wooly bugger searching pattern and made a cast. The water had that chalky, limestone look to it and visibility was 12-18" under the surface, max. Second cast I thought I saw something flash. Hmm, maybe there is something here. Next cast, had a bump and I think I stuck him, darn it! Saw a black tail when he turned, so I thought it might be a smallie that wandered up from some warm water about 1/2 mile below. Next cast, wham - fish on!
I brought a beautiful 14-15", well-colored brown to hand. Wish I had my camera, but just took a mental snapshot before sending him on his way. Didn't see anything else the rest of my time, but that was fun.
