Nick Adams Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 I had the day off but got a late start. I headed down to RR late morning. I got there around 11. It was overcast and threatening rain. I had a new 6'6" 4wt road I've been waiting to try out. I drove by Crain, but it was up and while I love Crain on paper, my daughter reminds me that I never catch anything. Teenagers: harsh, but true. I wanted to try the C/R section as I don't often fish that. I went to the run a couple hundred yards up from the bridge. It looks a a tree washed in from recent rains.I started with a red San Juan on an 1/80th oz jig head. l did well on it earlier this spring but no takers. Switch to an orange bead-head. Nothing. It was so overcast it seemed like dusk. I tried a beetle near the tree and had a few swipes but no hookups. Around noon I started noticing a fluttering mayflies and surfacing fishing. They were very aggressive moving several feet to take a live fly. I had a 16 BWO, but it was too big. I got a ton of looks, but no strikes. I had a fish jump over my fly twice. Exciting, but not as exciting as actually catching. I looked for something smaller. (In retrospect, I should have had an emerger of some kind. Shipment coming tomorrow from BigY). All I had was a Griffith's Gnat, so I tried it and finally hooked up. He actually missed and came back for it, which was fun. Then very loud thunder and a lightening flash told me it was time to leave. All in all, a fun trip. I forget how "real" the C/R section feels compared to the rest of the park. bfishn, snagged in outlet 3, Quillback and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netboy Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Try a size 18 parachute Adams next time. snagged in outlet 3 and Nick Adams 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sheds Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Gorgeous trout. Glad your new #4 6-6 has proven itself. Will be looking forward to some reports from Crane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Adams Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 It casts pretty well/far for such a short rod. It's a Bass Pro White River Fly Shop Classic and I got a Maxcatch ECO Large Arbor Fly Fishing Reel from Amazon. Turns out to be a nice little combo. My Crane reports will probably consist mostly of "I spooked some fish and lost some flies in the trees/weeds/bushes/parking lot/ball field/etc." Quillback and nomolites 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sheds Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 I spook more than my share, but slowly learning the requisite patience. Nick Adams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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