Rainy Top
My friend, Dan, invited me a couple weeks ago to join him and his friends today up on Rainy Top for fishing. Of course, I never turn down a fishing invitation. I told him I would find them when I arrived and was looking forward to seeing him again, and meeting his friends. Of course, since we had talked, our monsoon season started and we had rain forecasted through this week and into next week. Because of that, I planned to get there early this morning to insure I got in some fishing before the rain and lightening arrived. When I got into the backcountry, and verified they had yet to arrive, I rigged up my rod on a stretch of stream I have found productive through the years. The sky was party cloudy and the landscapes were fabulous as I walked out to a fishy looking spot. I managed to get in almost two hours of fishing when the sky darkened and drops of rain began pattering on my head. Lucky me, I had already landed a handful of wild brownies when I heard a clap of thunder and saw a fl...