An afternoon of brookie fishing at Tahosa....

SO I got myself sunburned while carving on the porch of the cabin. So it's time to go fishing! I had heard about a little pool just off the county rd that is supposed to have a few brookies in it. I find the pool and see the fish. Now, how to get around the brush? My little 6' #3 bamboo rod should be perfect. The ground is steep around this part of the pool so I gingerly start around... WHOA! GRAB THAT FRICKIN' ASPEN SAPLING, DUMMY!


OK I'm stopped. Is the rod OK? Yep. Still can't reach that hole and that stupid fish is jumping to taunt me. I need to be just over there but I can't get there from here. Come to think of it, can I get anywhere from here? Less than a month shy of 60, overweight, out of shape, at 9000' elevation and 30' of 45* slope to climb that is covered with pine needles and slicker than snot on a glass door knob. Grab this sapling. Step on that rock. Other way around... Move rod ahead a little. Do it all again. Made it! Catch my breath. Watch fish thumb it's nose at me. Throw rock at fish. Miss with that, too. Go back to truck and back to cabin.


I wonder if I can get to that hole from the other side of the creek? It wasn't quite as steep.

I can relate Kevin. I've done almost the same thing. I had about 50' of 45? slippery slope that I managed to trip, stumble and fall down while grabbing at any brush I could, hoping none of it was stinging nettles. When I landed at the bottom, fly rod in tact and fly angler not so much, a big Bull Trout about 28" long rolled on the water then descended back into his deep hole never to be seen again. I'm glad I got to at least see that fish but now I had to climb back out of that nasty hole.
That's Fishin'

There is a way lol, A Try the other side. B take it one step at a time, easy does it, focus on your steps and keep your mind off that brookie until you get there and are on safe ground.. another way is to have a light wieght rope tide to a tree that you hold onto as a life line as you go down... If that hole is difficult to get too, (then of course you know) it probably holds a Prize Brookie!!! :-)