Girly Creek Cool Water Respite

O and I had a great time in Mexico. We went to get away from the ranch for a week and also look at a house Gila was interested in. However, the house is a no-go and we are going to put in a pond and travel locally this summer instead. O has been working a lot with Alex, making use of her new arena, to get ready for the fall eventing season. So far no terrible crashes of falls, just a few minor bumps and bruises.

The heat finally hit this past week with a couple days in the 90's. Consequently, the rivers are blown out again and need another week to mellow. I was going to fish our creek Sunday, but realized it was far to high to even think about it (see pic). So I opted for a high elevation lake to escape the high water and high heat that set in Sunday. The lake is at about 5,800' in the Crystal Basin west of Tahoe. Red Cedars, Pines, Junipers, and a few bristle cone pines dot the granite walls that surround the lake. Eagles, loons, a sow and cubs, and candadian geese were the locals who shared the day with me. I hit it at the crack leaving the ranch around 6:00 heading northeast up the hill. The morning started out great as I had the place to myself and had a great time fishing the surface for a few hours. The hatch was consistent and consited of midges: chronomus, baetis, caetis, and then a few damsels started to show. Brown trout were the quarry of the day and many came to hand. I ended the day fishing deep with type 3 sinking lines and long flourocarbon leaders dragging nymphs and buggers. Ended the day with 20 plus browns, though that was only icing on the cake. It was great to be out again as it has been a while. More soon...