Cali: Freezing Desert, Hungry Trout

After getting back to the river, the temps kept falling and so did the snow. 

That's why good gear matters, and the fish that want to eat big streamers don't really care if flakes are falling on the surface. After starting the day fishing in a down climbing parka, by afternoon the sun began to poke through.

I explored more of the 'hidden' water down by the Nevada border, and there were hungry trout just waiting to smash flies in all the little pockets. The fun thing about getting in tight water like that isn't getting the fish on .... it's trying to land it. Kind of reminded me of trying to land Bonefish in Belize in the coral flats at really low tide --- the fun part is running around, stumbling downstream trying to keep your line off the rocks/trees/bushes and the fish on. 

All in all, it was a pretty action packed 3.5 days in the Eastern Sierra. Looking forward to the next time.