First trout for 2011 ....san gabriel mountains....hint its not azusa

[VIVID_FLY]

Had to go up to the local mountains to see the damaged from the rains... When i arrive to the Ranger Station all i saw were BIG BIG HEAVY EQUIPMENT ...guess they were moving rocks around near the bridge...so i headed up to the my fav spot .... no trees ...no shade... BOULDER HEAVEN.... waters are clear and moving quickly but perfect conditions...sunny and about 75 degrees... Tied on small #14 parachute with high vis white .... started to hit the pools and after about 30 minutes finally hooked in small trout .... this is awesome ... a fish here when just weeks ago this area was roaring rapids. well after 2 more hours and walking all the way down to the garbage collection center no more hook ups ....

sorry for pic quality but was with my cell phone

approx 6 " taken on 2wt 6ft using 7x tippet
fish was cleanly released

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After weeks at the PUDD and skunked ....nothing beats stream fishing locally

[VIVID_FLY]

here are the pics

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[PUDD MASTER BAITER]

nice after our big skunk the last few meetings at the pudd hole....

[Trout Daddy]

Very cool! Nothing like stream fishing .....

[old pudd fisher]

Nice going with the stream trout. I just got a new White River 270 6 wt. reel for my old ' fenwick' rod and can't wait to catch some gills with it when the water warms up.

[Thisfool]

Nice going with the stream trout. I just got a new White River 270 6 wt. reel for my old ' fenwick' rod and can't wait to catch some gills with it when the water warms up.


o you will see me out at the pud this spring with my fly set up. i will be the the guy cussing cuz i cant cast well yet and my tippet is all knotted up or more likely stuck in a tree or something lol..

[trout masterson]

Thanks for the report. Always a good day when any fish are looking up. Respect on the release.

[elevated]

hmm maybe deep creek? nice report and pics

[Sloper]

Upper Big ..... Creek...?