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pictures from the last two trips
This trip a few weeks back was to my "secret creek" that i tell no one where it is or its name but i produces some really good sized cuts and a few brookies. i also love the rock formations all up and down this canyon









Last Saturdays trip this was a fun beaver pond i caught about 30 brookies. left for an hour came back and caught a dozen or so rainbows/bowcuts in the same places a great day on an absolutely gorgeous stream. This was the first time i ever fished this creek ill be back soon i had an absolute ball






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Nice pics, bug. If you don't mind missin' out on a lunker, creek fishin' can be a blast.

There's a li'l creek I fish here in southeast Idaho that serves up pint-sized cutts as fast as you can catch 'em. Every once in a while we might luck out and hook into a 14- or 15-incher, but most specimens are under 10. Still, it's a lot of fun because we quickly lose count.
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Nice report. You have a couple of nice ones there, but, in my mind, on secluded creeks, its the overall experience, not necessarily the size of the fish. Looks like great little places to spend quality time!
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Absolute fun! I see I need to get back out there soon!
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you know i have caught some huge fish (sturgeon over 8 ft long) but nothing beats the fun of sneaking up on spooky trout in a clear mountain stream in my opinion. knowing that you may be the only person who sees that trout in its lifetime and being surrounded by the beauty of God's great creations is a near spiritual experience
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Agreed.

Just to be clear, I wasn't denigrating the size of your fish, bug. Rather, I was trying to say that, though it's easy to get succumb to "lunker fever," there's something to be said for fishing a creek from which you catch so many fish, you quickly lose count.

Another plus of small water is the tactical aspect--being able to see and present a hole that you might otherwise overlook. I'm 37 years old and I still giggle with self-satisfied delight when I pull a hungry parr from an unassuming little eddy.
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