There is another pool at paradise called the chair
pool. Paul and I hadn’t fished it all
day because it was always being fished by others. He had heard rumors that there were some large
fish in it so later in the evening, when it was only being fished by one other
fisherman, we decided to go to the vacated end and try our luck.
We first scouted out the very top of the pool
to see if we could find a way to the other side. It seemed too full of brush to make our way
through so we fished on the road side.
Where the water went under the road and into the stream we could see
some large trout hanging out In the clear, exposed water they were much too
skittish to catch. Back at the pool,
however, it was large enough with enough vegetation in it that you could cast
to the other side without being seen.
I
had tied on a black Dungeon with red eyes; although I was a little worried this
fly was too big. Oh well, big fly, big
fish right? After a couple of casts
against the far side I hooked a huge dark-colored rainbow, biggest one of the
trip. It immediately jumped and threw
the hook. I watched as its enormous tail
went back underwater. The rumors were
correct.
By now it was approaching 7 o’clock and we needed to be
leaving. I drove us toward the shop to
return the big net we borrowed and to change out of my waders. At the last turn before the shop is the pond
that yielded up that 20 inch brown.
Remember my blogs about that last cast?
I couldn’t resist. I pulled the
car to the top of the pool and got out the fly rod. Ok, two casts to the middle of the fast water
entering the pool and then one right on the side of the fast water. Right as the streamer hit the water, Paul saw
a flash. Could this be another big
brown?
This brown stayed tight against
the shore and I was able to quickly bring it in.
It was another 20 inch fish with quite a bit
darker coloration than the previous brown.
A twenty inch brown on the last cast is a great way to end a memorable
fishing trip. Thanks Paul!
