It’s been a huge desire of mine to connect with a brown. I love these guys. Not only are they gorgeous, I just love hearing the tales of what they consume. Well, I made another trip to the Sierras and got my first yesterday:
When the days look like this (sorry, camera got wet):
And your river bank neighbors look like this:
It just doesn’t get any better.
There were lots of 'bows all throughout the day, but my last for the day was this fellow:
Beautiful days, and lots of fish. I’m loving this start to summer!
Are you finding the water level higher this year over last. Back in October I was fishing the Sonora Pass above Strawberry and the water level was very low. Places I fished that would normally have 3+ feet deep pools were more around 18 inches. I sure hope the levels are up this year.
TyroneFly, yep levels are definitely higher. I’m still fishing from the bank in a lot of places where I would normally wade. It’s a little too fast, a little too deep, and a little too cold for me
And for all you brownie pros… the thing that amazed me (and I didn’t really realize it until I was looking at the pix) is the translucence of the tail. You can see the net markings through the tail. Amazing creatures.
