Life for the past month has been a little more hectic than normal. Fishing has been on the back burning for almost (or is it over?) a month, but with the trout season soon to be closed at the Blue I had to make it down to take in the C&R area at least once before the season ended. It is a much longer hike than expected, but you can fish some beautiful falls along the way. There are four very fishy falls before the C&R area and it is a good 30 minute walk in if you don’t dilly dally and fish on your way in. Here was a spot where I caught five or six average fish for the Blue.
I love the natural vibe this river has, and its a great departure from the tailwater fishing I normally do for trout. This natural vibe also has some distinct differences from a tailwater. Many of the stretches of water on the Blue are very slow moving and quite deep. A lot of the water is difficult to wade and mainly streamer water, but the falls are always a great place to hang a few short drifts and in the C&R area you can be rewarded with some pulls that are much more authoritative from one of the bigger than average fish in the area. After a day of catching average fish this area is sure to to make any angler crack a grin.
I ended up catching a fair amount of fish which is generally the case on the Blue, but I know I am only scratching the surface and still have many more miles of water to search when the smallmouth get a little more active. Now if I only could figure out how to get the kayaks around all those damn falls.
February 24th, 2008
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