Nice Rainbow Round Valley

Wife went to Manhattan. I decided against going because rainy, cold, and I can do without the risk of getting COVID. Wait until summer. I've seen enough of Andy Warhol, anyway. Got bored working on my book. Lonely, really. So I took Sadie and headed over to Round Valley, where Dave DeLucca showed after 10 minutes. He shot me with the trout.

Orange Power Bait. Left the bail open. Good thing, because both of us were surprised at the rush and big loop of line going out.

Released. 

RV Trout on Big Rat-L-Trap

Got home from visiting my dad in time to ride over to Round Valley with my black Lab Sadie, and dunk Power Bait, hoping to duplicate Dave DeLucca's success on same last week. Never happened. 

But as dusk came on, a young guy walked down and began throwing a plug. After five minutes, I suddenly heard splashes, looked, and saw a rainbow of about 16 or 17 inches in the air. It was hooked well out & away from shore, too. Later on, I watched the guy and he didn't seem to be letting the plug sink. A big Rat-L-Trap.

I congratulated him on his fish. He certainly was happy. And I told him it's good to see one get caught on a Rat-L-Trap, instead of the Power Bait I was using.

Warm Weather Incident Cape Cod

OTW 

Tried a Little Midge North Branch

Took my two-weight to the North Branch before sundown, and I managed to roll cast well enough to drift my zebra midge under an indicator back underneath the 202/206 bridge where I wanted it to go. I wanted it to drift back under even farther, but it did get further in than where I hooked a 16-inch rainbow late in November some years ago. 

Mild late afternoon.

I also tried the exit bridge at the Zoo, and for some reason, there I couldn't roll out my line as far as I felt I needed to. I almost think I need heavier grain than whatever two-weight line I have on my reel.

Ran into one of the guys I saw fishing there in October. He caught one last week. 

Some Trout at Round Valley

DeLucca releasing his rainbow

Got a jolt today, over at Round Valley. Came with my wife and black Lab Sadie, shooting photos. I was just walking over to my wife when Dave DeLucca drove down, window opening, "Bruce, how's it's going?

"I haven't seen you in years!" I said.

I used to run into him when I fished here. Realized as we spoke for half an hour, that the last I did fish here was about two years ago. After I crossed the gravel to meet up with my wife, before we made headway back to the car, I saw Dave set the hook, so I hurried over and watched him catch a rainbow. Another guy had just driven down and come over to watch. He led me back to the catch of his wife and him, asked me to photograph him with it, two of them 15-inch lakers.

I've been over there at least twice a month all year, and almost always, I see no one fishing, although more often than not, I park over at Lot 2, through the main gate. I believe last I was at the main ramp, no one was fishing then, either, so today felt surprising.