A Good Day In The Rain

Today, I was already close to the Caney so I decided I might as well finish the day fishing.  By the time I got on the water the clouds had opened up a little and the sprinkles began and continued for the next 4 hours.  I guess since the fish were already wet it didn't bother them other than they wanted to test the flies before they decided to eat them.  The first 5 trout I had on got off after about three strips to the line and that was only after I had been on the water for about 20 minutes.  About that time, a drift boat guide and his client floated up and we chatted for a few minutes.  As soon as he paddled off I netted my first, a beautifully colored Brookie. The fish today were scattered in the weedy, shallow water for the first couple of hours.  Later in the afternoon they had moved to the deeper water areas but still close to the bank .  By the end of the day, I had caught a mixture of rainbow, brown and brooks  Most were in the 10-12 inch range.  According to my counter, I ended up with  14.  A pretty good day to play in the rain.  Until next time, Pappy.