Seems like we've been in a deep freeze situation for a while and today offered little different. Temperatures hovered in the low 40s and a slight drizzle helped put a cold, wet coating on everything exposed, glasses, hands, face and fly rod handle. Yeah, I know...I'm whining far too much and pretty well anyone reading this post at this time has colder temps where they are. So quit being so negative and get out fishing. Wanting to do something different, I tried tying a half dozen different boobies but none of them floated long term. That's another experiment of a supposedly very effective fly pattern that will have to wait for my material bin at home. I contemplated reading some more but suddenly the thought of fishing my 2 wt put a half baked smile on my face. I've been fishing my 5 wt exclusively lately while trying for larger trout. I tied on a San Marcos nymph, my attempt at duplicating an effective local pattern with my meager materials box. It worked!
The first was a 16 inch rainbow that had revealed itself with what may have been a splashy rise to a floating insect. A cast centering on the diminishing rings resulted in a solid take and a 5 minute fight brought a nice rainbow to net.
The next fish was an inch shorter and came to the net much quicker. I'm glad I pulled out the 2 wt and thank the local angler who revealed the effective pattern to me. That 2 wt is mathematically proven to be 2.5 times more fun than the average 5 wt.
Proof: (5/2 = 2.5)
Addendum: After yesterday's UL success, I took the 2 wt out again this afternoon and may have caught the same two fish again. One 16" and the other 15"...and the smaller one took a dry. It wasn't really a challenge, this little gal came out of the water to get every mayfly. When I saw the splashy rises I tied on the only dry with me and she smashed it on the second drift.
How much longer is your adventure going to last?
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