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Autumn has finally gotten a foothold and this year’s long, scorching summer has begun its slide into recent memory. Good riddance. With the transition in season comes a transition in my angling focus, from chasing warm-water bass to stalking cold-water trout. The ceremonial pivot point occurred this week with the breakdown of my stout bass rod and transfer of its reel to a willowy trout whip for a day on the Smith.
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And the transition in rod is just the beginning. Wet wading gives way to waders. A morning stroll down the hill becomes a day-filling truck ride west. Big, buoyant poppers are replaced with tiny nymphs and fluffs of feathers and string. The list goes on.
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So it was off to the Smith for a lovely fall wade and a few wild browns. The transition has begun and I can’t wait to see what lies on down the track.
3 comments:
Wow! Beautiful stream! I could spend some time there. I love this time of year.
The Average Joe Fisherman
http://averagejoefisherman.blogspot.com/
Yeea buddy! thats a great looking trout you have there,,
Mike,
Found your site and have spent a good portion of my day dodging work and reading through your posts. Congrats on such a great site and fantastic writing and photography. Keep up the great work.
Ben
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