Low and clear

I stopped off at this little stream this afternoon. At best, it is marginal for fly fishing due to tight quarters, but today it was made even more difficult due to the fact that it was so low and so very clear. I had an old little Orvis 3 wt graphite rod with me, and I went in to give it a try. I spotted a very nice trout in the first large pool I fished, but I couldn't move it. The trout were so spooky throughout the creek, it was really hard not to telegraph my presence. I raised some small trout in riffles, and further upstream I saw some very good trout in a deep fast run. Finally, I ran a streamer through the deepest pool in the creek and had several nice trout follow it, but no takers. The trout win today.