FOOLING FORBES

Recently Forbes magazine ranked Redding near the bottom of its list of Top Ten Trout Fishing Towns. BOY did we do a good job fooling them!

If fly fishermen really knew just how great the evening fish is just behind Rayley's Supermarket, they would move here in droves. I suppose if that were to happen, we would probably have crowds like State College Pa which is nearer to the top of the list.

Last night is a good example. After spending the day in the garden I was relaxing on the deck with a couple of gin and tonics, when it hit me. I had not been down to my favorite spot, here in town, for near six weeks. The evening temperature was about 85 and the caddis hatch was surely going to happen.

 

so:

*On the river by 6:15 (rod was already made up and hanging on it's hooks in the garage)

*River flows just over 6000 cfs so wading was easy.

*Fish on by 7:02 (camera info said this picture was taken at 7:10)

*Great photo of the trout (20" + or -) using the old serendipity method.

*Home for dinner before 8:00

 

Eat your hearts out guys! I will probably be doing the same thing all over again TONIGHT.

 

Done