Rainy Days!

The rainfalls this week have been very refreshing, especially when fly fishing up in high country. Steve and I have been getting an early morning start the past four days to get in some fishing between spotty rainfalls. Yeah, the air has been soupy wet with clouds floating into the sides of the mountains. I enjoyed pulling to the side of a few roads for mountain-top views down into valleys covered with clouds.

We visited a few mountain Rio's the past four days. I've always enjoyed fishing these little Rio's through the years, and selected these streams to get Steve onto some new trout waters. It was fun. One day, I took a break from fishing and set up a chair overlooking a beautiful valley, with a meandering little creek, and watched Steve work the stream. Yeah, sometimes a perfect day doesn't involve rigging up a rod, and Wednesday was one of them for me. I was totally in the moment with the environment, and loved listening to the sounds of the woods while appreciating the surrounding beauty.

We ended the week of fishing where we began, and it was a beautiful day. The last day was the only day we fished when there was no rain. I've never seen mountain air as clean as today. The visibility was incredible. Best of all, we both got into trout today that made for a great end to our week's adventures.

I fished three Winston rods through four days of floating dry flies: Winston Pure 8' 4wt; Winston WT 7' 3wt; and a Winston AIR 7'6" 3wt. Unfortunately, I broke the tip section on my WT 7' 3wt fly rod...urgh! I sure hope Winston will be willing to repair this old classic rod. It's a great rod for many of the streams up on Rainy Mountain, and it would be a shame if it can't be repaired. I'll give RL Winston a call next Monday...with crossed fingers.