Pics of the Day: Small Stream Streamer Love

by Jake McGlothlin on June 25, 2013

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Shane and I hit the East for the first time in what seems like quite a while late last week.  Flows have finally dropped down to a fishable level, and we both felt the itch.  I got to the water first, and landed 5 smaller fish on dries in quick succession.  Once Shane showed up and turned a fish on a streamer, I quickly changed it up.

Here’s what happened:

eastbrownAs the weather moved in, we broke out the heavy artillery.

bigenoughNot surprisingly, a somewhat stout 6-weight was undergunned.

The rain moved in, and the fishing slowed.  Shane had forgotten his rain jacket, and I had things to do at home so the evening met a premature end.  On the walk out we were treated to this spectacle:

eastrainbowYep, not a bad evening at all.