Hmmm... had it really been fifteen months since I last posted anything. No wonder it was quiet!
Well, I've been working on a piece about Yellow Creek, for California Flyfisher. Working actually means staring at a blank screen, Googling 'Yellow Creek' and following all sorts of threads to places where I learn a lot: just not about fly fishing, or even trout. But I did learn about amphibians (Pacific Tree Frogs are native to the meadow), birds (Willow Flycatcher ditto) and pond and plug restoration techniques. Feeling pretty educated right about now.
But that didn't fill your insatiable thirst for trout-related stories did it? Don't worry, some fishing stories will follow soon. I have several, really!