Living in the Chico California area we are blessed with an amazing array of wonderful blue ribbon trout streams that feed our local rivers. Its the time of year where the closed fly fishing areas are open and the others are fully thawed ready for the first cast. Grabbing the single hand rod and a trusty box of Irideus fly fishing flies the spirit of trout headwaters builds.
It seems the big pools below the water falls had us all running and scrambling over the rocky terrain like kids. The big fish seemed to find our patient friend down stream. The slow water at the end of the stadium style holes looked great but few of us fished it. As we got back together mid day it was clear that an Irideus wooly bugger bugger cast by an expert hand had put together a three trout hat trick that blew us away. Try to swing wooly buggers over these areas while keeping yourself well hidden from any trophy trout. Steelhead will hold this way at times but it was unique to see a few massive rainbows holding the same way. We spent some time having lunch and watching a few big trout holding right below the bedrock wall. The barley fit under the tiny ledge and were very hard to see. It seems once the pick a food item out it has little chance of getting away from this pack of trophy trout
This picture does not do this heavy weight rainbow justice. This is one fat beautiful Northern California Rainbow trout. Be very careful when holding trophy trout. Wet your hands before ever touching them. Keep them in the water facing up stream. if you hold them up out of the water make it fast. This is one more trophy trout returned catch and release style.
Irideus Attractor Nymphs seemed to be staple food high sticked with an Irideus Czech nymph trail fly attached. most of were finishing the day out with wooly buggers and some of the irideus custom articulated big trout streamers. It was nice to be back on top of the hill with a select few personalities to make the day full of laughs and trout tails. Take time to share in our passion for fly fishing through the Irideus custom fly fishing fly collection. You will find a diverse group of fly fishing flies, fly boxes, fly lines, sink tips, leaders and our custom spey rod and switch fly rod series sure to please all trout anglers.
May even your slow days on the water be great ones. The sound of the water is there to sooth our souls and relax our spirit. The trout in your hand on a lucky day is confirmation your living the good life. If you ever run into a tough time in life retreat to the waters edge. It will offer you all you need to find answers and peace. We wish all of our customers a life full of all the riches of nature as experienced through the sport of fly fishing.
May your days on the water be many!
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