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To: pezz who wrote (516)	9/29/2000 10:52:32 AM
From: Angler	Read Replies (1) of 1412

Your mention of feeder streams and some replies by Pezz reminded me of the joy of exploring small streams. One such streamlet empties into a major fly fishing river 7,000 ft.in the Sierras. The river is visited by anglers from all over California and hardly a day goes by that there aren't 10 or more cars parked in the convenient parking area supplied by the accommodating F & G. Emptying into this overfished overplanted river is a sluice of water that flows down from a marshy meadow above. It becomes a swamp for the first quarter mile with irrigation ditches and courses running all over the pasture. I've never been followed into this bog. However, about another hundred yards past this mess, the courses all come together in a neat little brook on dry ground. Wild trout are plentiful here especially Brookies - some up to 10 inches. Brookies we all know get fished out fast as they'll recklessly hit anything. For me it's always been a joy to fish this little ignored feeder streamlet and lay out a dry fly upstream (about the only way to fish it) and have these feisty wild ones come out from green undercut banks and whack it straight on. No trees, no alders, no willows just like a shooting range. And no company although I can see them in the distance wading and walking about the river below. Another little feeder stream that nobody seems to want to fish has potholes stepping down from the heights above. It is canopied by a cover of willows, junipers and alder presenting an impossible task to fish. However, I found out that "dappling" can produce some sensational strikes by native fish. A short 7 ft. rod, not much line and a 6 t. leader will do. From above just letting the fly bounce on top of the fast water on a tight line over some deep rocky holes will bring up some quick action. Sometimes I've carried a machete in with me to clear just enough open space for my next shot at it. Fly fishing = the only way to fly. Angler

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