Waskeyc,

Your #4 pic probably best defines what I consider a "small" stream and pretty well demonstrates the size of my favorite mountain stream.

Dudley,

You are so lucky to have a fishing stream like you pictured right across the street from your house. send it down to VA for a try out!

i do have a "river" to wade and fish that goes right through the cities of Salem, VA and Roanoke, VA and you may catch quite a few differing species in it from trout to smallmouts, fall fish, carp, "sunfish," and other species all with the same fly or bait. never know exactly what you might catch and therein lies the mystery and fun of it.