Sbr - Klg 5.25.08

[AKSkim]

Hit the South Branch of the Raritan early today.

As I approached Hoffman's Bridge, this was the scene at the parking area.

Notice the way the green Ford Explorer is parked... O'l triple space, A NEWBIE to KLG!



My next stop while looking for a place to wet my line was...



Never fished this spot along River Road, so I got out to have a look..



Not a bad little hole. Well just after I took this photo a spin caster who had been working the pool stepped out of the bushes. The type of rod didn't bother me it was what he had in his other hand. A container holding corn. A CHUMMER.. !

Which got me to thinking.. is it proper and ethical to fish an egg pattern down stream of a chummer???



Just kidding.

Then I found some nice spots to fish up stream of Califon.






The canopy above kept the sun from directly hitting the stream, nice small pools and riffles... figured I'd be there a while enjoying a Sunday morning out on the SBR.

That wasn't to be. Bucky and Melvin showed up with their spinning rods.



Please note that there is a wide open stream here... and look at how close they are. Buffoons with rods.

So I headed on into the Gorge. Warm spring morning in the Gorge.. doesn't get any better that this.



I found a promising place.... ALONE!

Fished it for a while then put on a midge pattern.



This was the first guy to fall victim to this little fly.



Please note, the author is getting some what better with the fish photos.



Decided to take a break on or about 1330, and this was the view from Hoffman's Bridge. It was lined with fly fishers in the morning and now empty.

Course I came on here at NEFF and posted about Bucky and Melvin, which Petie-Po promptly too offense to it and move the thread to a secrete location that only a couple of people can see.

Course that was after I responded to his post. Petie-Po... aka: Little Brave Thorn




1800 headed back out, and the view at that time.



Monument Rock.. I should look up how that broze place should (properly) be cleaned. Hate to see such tributes go into disrepair.




This little guy took such a beating and made my morning. I have since retired it. Don't ask me the name... I forget.
TMC 2487BL hook, Sulphur quill, peacock herl.



Fishing Hoffman's this one brought me my only fish of the evening. My third or fourth cast towards the bank, after that Zilch...