Now for something entirely different-
Muggy and overcast and pretty darn windy at Crawfish Pond across the road from the new Hagerman Visitor's Center. After a long run, my pooped-out pup and I took the Sage Smallmouth out for a spin. Aside from the usual stunted sunnies, this little jewel sucked in a black popping bug, and hooked himself well enough to allow for a quick photo op. I had seen him cruising the weedline with some of his brothers, and took a shot at him just for the halibut. In forty-five years of flyfishing, this is the first time I've ever taken a whiskered fish on top. Nymphs, yes. Streamers-quite a few. But a popper-this was unique. A few casts later, I scooped up another one-only not quite as large. (read that-about four inches) I'm guessing the Fish and Wildlife may have stocked a few in the ponds in preparation for the kid's fishing day later in May.
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