Thursday, July 7, 2011

Yellow Creek Trout

Yellow Creek Trout by dlnwelch
Yellow Creek Trout, a photo by dlnwelch on Flickr.
I have always wanted to fish Yellow Creek. It is a small spring creek in the beautiful Humbug valley in Plumas County. Yellow Creek is a renowned fly fishing stream restored by CalTrout 10 or so years ago. It is notoriously difficult to fish as it is small, crystal clear, and the fish are wary. I caught this little guy, a 5 in brook trout on a #18 e/c caddis. I know you are thinking, wow, that is a really small fish. It is typical for what is caught there. Didn't have a whole lot of time to fish, but definitely whetted my appetite for another trip.

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