1) Always, always, ALWAYS spray on some tick/chigger juice before you take your trek away from the bridge access where you parked.
2) See #1.
3)Blindfold & kidnap some Trout-only snoot you probably know at least once a year; remove his blindfold only after the afore-mentioned trek. I suppose you ought to spray him down with the bug juice as well.
4) Be prepared. Even just a half-decent WW stream has at least 1 species of bass (maybe 31/2), 2-3 species of Sunfish (maybe 6), Catfish(1-3), Gar(1-3) and Carp. OWN some flies, and NOT just Wooly Buggers; you need arrows in your quiver to fish different depths & different sizes.
5) Unlike yours truly, arrange your life so that you actually CAN go fishin more often.
Cary