Humble Pie

[quivira kid]

That stuff doesn't taste near as good as I remember! I fished the Beaver tailwater this morning, and felt like a complete idiot. "Real" trout fishing for the first time, I had no clue what I was looking for or how to present the flies properly.
Started out fishing a #18 zebra midge about 3ft under an indicator... Nothing. Switched to an olive Bird's Nest.... nothing. Cast that for quite a while, as a matter of fact. I saw a couple swirls and cast toward them, but no dice.

The scenery was BEAUTIFUL, and I did learn a few things: 1) that crystal clear water is deeper than I thought. 2) hip waders aren't enough to get where I needed to go. 3) that water is COLD!

I took some pictures. The fog was still on the water at 10:30 when I left!

[hungNtree]

3) that water is COLD!

I hope you didn't learn that the way I think you learned it.

[Panman]

Just be happy that it wasn't mid December with your posterior slogging in the duck march - I know - been there, done that.


Tim

[quivira kid]

Oh, I didn't fall! Just splashed over the tops of my hip waders.....

[zhoyt]

We'll see how your luck goes tomorrow.

[Poke 'Em]

Two things:
1) Fishing the Beaver Tailwater is not "real" trout fishing.
2) I told you that place was awful.

[quivira kid]

Patrick, you should see where I normally fish for trout... This is Shangri La compared to it!

[ol' blue]

Patrick, you should see where I normally fish for trout... This is Shangri La compared to it!

Yeah, but you can listen to the lions roar while you're fishing in a snowstorm. How cool it that?

[quivira kid]

Greg, it is VERY cool to hear the lion roaring! Gives me the heebie jeebies when I'm there about sunset though. (watched "The Ghost and the Darkness" a few too many times)

Another cool place to go right now is McPherson SFL and listen to the elk bugle while catching crappie and gills...

[Poke 'Em]

Here's a "real" trout stream for you: