As many of you know, I have been suffering terribly with all these dozens of 12-14 inch Smallies just falling all over my fly....even considered changing the fly for the first time in a week ...the foam is getting a little chewed up anyway.

Got out this AM for a bit and started in on the usual suspectes 5-6 here and there then worked my way up to the real action...caught a few more...again, all cookie cutter...sure they slam the fly, jump, roll and run but really...they are all the same.

Like yesterday, the big boys started cruising the flow...Shad were flying left and right, this time I actually rembered how to cast and swung that fly right in front of this bruiser...my best guestimate is aroun 18-19 inches and at least 14 pounds...well, felt that way dragging him up stream in swift flowing water through a boulder field.





He still swims today!