My brother wanted to spend Saturday revising some of the boyhood places we fished in
Fast water drops off into
a nice pool here, which had numerous shiners that inhaled our wax worms. The
Little Jewel was rigged with a 4lb test line tagged with a trout indicator float
and a bb shot above a tiny bream hook. We were hoping to land some colorful sunfish, but none were present in this pool.
The wax worm doubles as a
wasp grub; making these shiners take notice. One big drawback to using wax worms
is temperature, they need to be kept in the refrigerator when not being used;
they die when exposed to warm temps for 4 to 5 hours.
Some of the roadways are
lined with creek channels which overflow across the gavel roads during the
rainy season.
Nice hole in the bend of
Hamrick Branch, which is located right off the Natchez Trace Parkway ; fun using the Little Jewel in this pool. Even small
shiners can put a bend in this pole.
Another scenic stream off
the Natchez
Trace Parkway , which probably could have been fished with the fly rod, but at the
end of the day I just choose to stay with my newfound Tenkara.
This stream is located
just off the parkway with easy access to its sandbars along its banks. Today’s
road trip was not about landing a bunch of fish; it was more about time well
spent exploring and finding future fishing streams along the beautiful Natchez
Trace Parkway. As we headed back home we both agreed that today’s outing would
have been an excellent field trip for young kids to get in touch with nature.
Thanks to all you guys for giving me encouragement after my fall last week, the ankle is getting better.