Another great day at the stream

Hey Todd,

Just wanted to thank you for the stay at your cabins. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of fishing you have on the property. The cabins are wonderful and it was a great experience. There are a few things I look at when rating a trout stream and yours had some of those qualities. I only wish you could keep trout year round. I am also wondering how far up you own. I fished well past the last cabin and liked the water above the cabins better than the water around the cabins. I like fishing pocket water and shallow riffles and that water had everything I look for in a trout stream. I did catch fish in that section but could only believe they had made their way up or down stream.

There is some nice water around the cabins. Like I said, I am not a big fan of the deep holes but found the trout willing to take dry flies in those holes this early in the season. That is a quality you need to exploit! There are very few places around here that offer the opportunity to catch trout on dries the way the stream does on your property. I will have to go back when the weather opens up and the surface action really gets going. This is something most fly fishermen can't resist. When you go to shows you need to let people know this. My father stood in one hole most of the day and caught trout on dries all day. To cap it all off I was catching trout on size 22 dries. This is another big win. Most guys like catching testy fish on small flies. That type of fishing is when an angler is challenged to pick the right fly, make the right cast, set the hook right, and play the fish so he doesn't break the tippet. Game on!!

I caught 25 the first day and we didn't get fishing until after noon. Thursday I caught 41 and limited myself to casting dries over some selective trout later in the afternoon. I did take one fish that was 22", one 19.5", one 18", and several in the 16" class and all were healthy fish. I'm impressed with the quality and quantity of fish. My hats off to you because your I came in expecting the same thing you see at other places. Because of the quality of fishing you have set yourself apart from the others. I will definitely get the word out on your place. As I said, I have already talked to a few people about it and they are waiting to see how my trip went.
One thing I would like for the store is a DVD. I also need some brochures. I think you have something very good and hope it continues!

Brian Puffenbarger

Oh, the highlight of the trip was watching a bald eagle soar again the rock cliff below the bridge. We were fishing at the upper cabins and we could see it very well.