Credit River Hatch Chart.

Just reposting the hatch chart for the Credit. Never a bad thing to have handy for those new to the watershed.

The Wall

So, another season is upon us. A good thing. Time to get my gear together, flies tied, lines cleaned...........etc. I never bother to do those chores off season. Never have any guarantees to see the opener and wouldn't want  to waste the time on a doomed endeavor. However, I keep seeming to survive till the next time. Maybe I'll learn for the next time, though likely not.

I find myself once again hastily getting my gear in order. Fortunately, one thing I have learned is to keep my rigs and tackle in a rather constant state of readiness. Regardless of the day, time of year. what have you, I take a certain pride in being able to head out the door on a moments notice with relatively little worries of missing a necessary or needed accouterments. Most of my pre-season prep is more along the lines of cleaning lines, replacing leaders, and tying up a couple of flies I'm short of. Even that has me hitting the "wall".

The Wall. All I really need to do is think of fishing and I hit it. Head on at full speed. I'll start looking towards a task, whether it be tying flies, cleaning gear, heading to the water, and it will all come to a grinding halt at the wall. My brain shuts down. Its smarter than I am. It knows that proceeding forward is just going to be plain painful. Thats my head. My heart, well, thats always on the water, swimming with the fishes. My heart would have me out the door, on the water, and never coming back. My head knows better. It knows that by the time I get there, and put on my waders, I'm going to be hurting. By the time I finish? Sheer fricking agony. Let me tell you, bad backs are no fun.

So, I'm at the wall. Smart money would say not to bother. Just not worth the price in pain. However, I've never been known to be to smart. I'm sure, that once again, I'll get over the wall. Fall down, pick myself up, note the bruises, and worry about  the next wall when I come to it. Then rinse and repeat.






On another note, I copy and pasted an article on stream etiquette on Hipwader.com a few years back. It generally gets bumped up on the forums around this time, and is always a good read.
Fly Fishing Etiquette

**Pictured is a #12 Hen Wing Rusty Spinner.