February 2, 2025

The stars finally aligned for me to get out and get my first trip of 2025 in. I wouldn't classify the morning session as overly warm - 34 degrees to start, but there was minimal wind, so it was bearable. 

I fished two nymphs, some Dinsmore, and no indicator the entire day. There was not surface activity or midges in the air, but the trout still wanted a midge trailer, routinely.

I fished one section for a few hours and pulled ups takes to hit one more stream on my way home. Ran into another angler early on - we chatted briefly. He wanted to go upstream, so I headed downstream. Onstream communication like this is so important. Ensuring that we don't high hole or tread on each other is an important part of the day if you run into other anglers, so exchanging pleasantries and figuring a plan that works for the both of you is in each other's best interest.

The downstream section was meh, so I opted for a jig head streamer considering I was on poorly constructed woodey debris, and I mean that: poorly constructed.

I had a good first day - over 20 trout caught and released with a few brook trout thrown in for good measure.