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Glad the rod met your needs, Phil. It was a great joy to be able to build and donate it with such a positive result for Mark & Melissa!
I too got out yesterday, but not really intentionally, as Cyndi and I drove up to Burney Falls for a little sight-seeing. The falls were spectacular (our fist visit), and once at the bottom we saw several fly-fishers having some success. I hiked back up to the van and grabbed my rod.
I started off with a brown Krystal Bugger, which produced only one short strike.
I switched to a Stimulator thinking salmonflies, but I watched in dismal humor as several trout rose up, took a sniff, then turned back to their stations.
I then switched to a #18 BWO, and caught three fiesty rainbows within about 5 minutes, the largest of which was ~11 inches. My curiosity satisfied (and my wife waiting patiently), I reeled up and headed back. We got an ice cream cone and high-tailed it back to camp for the potluck.
Had a great time for my first bash, and the response to the fund-raiser was very whelming.
Later,
Buzz
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