Original: “Present or existing from the beginning; first or earliest”.
COOL FOR AUGUST. Overall a cool summer here. And a fair amount of rain. That’s bad for campers. That’s good for trout. Everywhere else in the northern hemisphere it seems to be cooking.
I visited a local stream up in the mountains. Clear water up there. Water like air. I was hoping for a hatch. I’m always hoping for a hatch. The conditions looked perfect. It never happened. Just a few Drakes. More as the day progressed. The odd rise. I would have got skunked if I didn’t know the river section I was on well. I walked more than I fished. Last time I was on the river it was late spring, early summer. Today I connected with a few good ones. My reel sang. I believe a reel with a good sound helps me play/ land fish. It’s the feedback.
I casted barbless dry flies. Makes for an easy release on the native trout. A couple of beautiful ones came to hand. Cutthroats with a strong, pronounced slash. The originals…”existing from the beginning”.
trout on dries 
Nice Bob
I see the 20 in. mark on the rod so I am guessing around 10 plus inches either side of the mark. So 21 or 22 on that fish?
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Joey: Cutts in my region that are on the 20 inch mark are really rare. I think these are around that…hard to say when looking at photos. I generally don’t measure when I catch them as usually fishing alone, trying to get a quick pic, unhooking, dealing with an inquisitive dog, and going for as quick a release/ return to flow ASAP… I guess what stands out most to me in the seconds that I have them captured is their phenomenal girth given the small streams they live in and survive in, their power and their coloration/ markings. Truly beautiful creatures…
Hope all is well. Thanks for posting. Let me know when you are heading far, far north. Should be soon?
bob