My Private Sanctuary
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You know everyone has that special place to get away, no one asking anything of you, just yourself out in woods or on a stream, just that speical private time everyone needs sometimes.
This is my special place I go, now some of you will think you know of this place, but you don't, only a few ever see this gem, there is no public access and no bridges cross this little piece of water, I'm not the only one that uses this little waterway, there are few locals, mostly kids that swim in its cool inviting waters on those hot summer days, I get on the water early, never have seen a soul while fishing this water, I don't catch those big fish like the trout at taney or the state parks, but it is mine alone. The trout I catch are small pretty and never, well hardly ever bothered by anybody, but me and a few herons, and I'm sure a few of the young local boys give it a try once in awhile. I follow this little stream, it is only yards deep most of the time, and give it a try once or twice a year, sometimes I'll go a few years between visits, I fished it a few weeks ago, walked a good 2 miles of stream, never saw a track, and saw very little trash, it is very clean by stream standards. It is as pretty as crane, and just as cold, but few people ever realize there are trout in there, I spent the better part of a wed. on this little stream and it was as good a day as I've had in a long time, I wish I could take friends there, but I was told not to by the owner that has given me permission to cross his property, I take him a few flies a few times a year, and he in turns lets me fish, never really caring if am catching fish or not, his mind is on his cattle and crops he works hard on every year. I use his land to get away, to clear the mind, he has the most beautiful stream on his land and he never even looks at it except to see how high the water has risen, he just doesn't know what he has.
I fished this little stream and caught only 12 fish in a days fishing, and was very happy with that number, none were large, the biggest might have been 14" and he was a monster, he came out of a hole not much bigger than a 5 gallon bucket, but he was king of that hole. It was a most rewarding day, I hope it remains the same forever, or at least I hope I never see it change, for now it is very protected by the farmers and there farms, and the fact that it is hard to find and it isn't on any map I've found, I'm very lucky I stumbled accross this gem 25 years ago, thank you Glen for telling me of this place and talking that farmer into letting me use his stream, thanks for the good times.
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