Spring Creekin'
Steve and I were exchanging messages about how good it would be to get on a stream and float a fly. Steve knew of a winter fishery in Arizona with large trout, so we began making plans to meet in Arizona this week, and fish a stream he has been telling me about for years. Yup, it was time I fish that unique fishery. We both drove directly to the stream from our respective homes. Steve drove up from Tucson, and I drove over from Albuquerque. It worked out just as we had planned. Our drive time for each of us was the same, and we pulled into the parking lot within ten minutes of each other. Yeah, we couldn't get rigged up fast enough. It was a nice warm day with bright, clear, blue skies. We didn't see anyone on the stream landing a trout. And, we didn't either. The trout are very educated in this popular spring creek, and the bright blue sky made them even more intelligent. I know you won't believe this, but the following story is true. Promise. I dropped a dry fly in th...
