This post will be a lot of pictures spread out over 4 days of mini trips to the ever lovable Unc at Paco. If you hate long posts...full of pictures...you may just want to stop now.
The river has been crowded lately. It seems the "most desirable" runs are always full of anglers, but I've found it's the "less desirable" water that's holding the bigger fish.
The stormy weather comes blazing through most every afternoon. A lot of anglers quit at the first sign of rain. BUT...that dreary weather has been dreamy to me. Well so long as the lightning stays away.
There seems to be a lot of runts like this on the river.
Lost count of how many of them I caught. Plus some have some weird deformities.
Not all the rainbows were despicable though. Some fought for twice their size.
The browns are really what gets my blood pumping on this river. They aren't always the easiest to find, and they're even harder to trick. However, the jigs can penetrate their lairs.
Back from whence he came...
Love these browns...
I decided I needed to branch out a little and explore other methods of fishing. On one trip I actually left my spinning rod at home...crazy I know. I ended up throwing streamers with my 5wt (which proved a little difficult).
Swinging sculpzillas, some beefy leaches, and a couple articulated creatures put a smile on my face.
I fooled this cuttie with a leach pattern. The coloration on its face totally let me sight fish it. Anyone know why it would have the black discoloration on its face?
Weird...
Anyways, another reason why I really appreciate Paco is the amazing skies. It is a beautiful place to take a break and watch the clouds role in.
I have plenty more pictures, but will finish up the post with some of my favorite shots of the week.
Life is short, live it well.
Jeremy, what a great week it was for you. My gosh, those are some beautiful fish. You should have a sore shoulder by now. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWith fish like that it's no wonder why you fish there a lot! Great post.
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