Heading Down To Capps Creek Today

[Aaron J Scott]

I'm about to swing by BCO and pick up some flies and then head down to Capps for a while. If you regulars see a blue Toyota Prius in the lot down by the bridge or up by the mill, give me a holler.

[Aaron J Scott]

Today's trip peaked before I even got on the water. I was standing by the Wallaby Rd. bridge tying on the first fly of the day when out of the bushes comes a real live armadillo! (And here's the photographer without a camera.) I have never seen one that was both 1) alive and 2) in the wild. We both were surprised to see each other and he wattled off into the brush. I wattled into the creek and enjoyed the beautiful day by trapsing up and down the stream, landing only a few widdle guys. No trout, unfortunately. Fished down to where it meets up with Shoal and then back up to the bridge, had lunch, then upstream. Couldn't find any trout. Finally saw some fish to cast to, but they weren't buying what I was selling. Despite all that, it was a terrific day.

[Buzz]

Aaron,

I'd like to have come over and fished with you today but I had some family things that had to be taken care of. The last time Chief and I fished Crane we saw an armadillo digging holes near the ballfields, making a mess of the ground. I decided to scare it off so I chucked a rock at it,missing it of course,but you should have seen him run. They more hop like a rabbit than run, but he moved pretty good.

Those fish were pretty finicky for me Wednesday too. I finally started catching them in fast water on beetles and yellow humpies.

Buzz