ejsell
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Took my new Tenkara USA rod out for the second time today to a very small creek a TU club stocks with rainbows in the fall. My previous excursion resulted in a 2" river chub. I hiked down to my favorite hole hitting 2 or 3 other holes on the way with just a few casts. Spent about an hour trying various nymphs with no luck. With about a half hour left I tied on a black bugger and slow drifted it through the hole several times. I didn't have any takes but I did get a chase when I went to recast. Got a couple more chases retrieving it back up river but the fish kept turning away at the last second. So I decided to do the unthinkable. I tied on one of my steelhead clousers. I drifted it through the hole a couple times and then I started swinging it through and retrieving it quickly with jerky motions. That got their attention. I caught one almost immediately and a second shortly after that. Lost another one and then on my way out caught a 3rd. It was just above freezing today and all of the fish were hiding out of site in deep holes. I was pretty surprised they wanted to chase something but I'm glad to have my first real tenkara catches.
First fish
Didn't get a good shot of the second or 3rd. But here's the best I got of the 3rd before he jumped out of my net.
First fish
Didn't get a good shot of the second or 3rd. But here's the best I got of the 3rd before he jumped out of my net.
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