There is saying along the lines that things are always more satisfying when you do it yourself. As I discovered on the weekend, that rings true to finding new fishing spots too. While going over the many possibilities to fish over the Easter weekend, knowing that all of them would be overrun by campers, I noticed a road to a river I've wanted to fish for a while, but never knew exactly where to access it from. My decision was made. Even though the drive should have taken only 2 hours, it took me well over 3 to find a good walk in spot to the river. Once I did, I was rewarded with at least a couple of k's of river full of fish and free of other fisherman. The trout were very keen to take the dry which made it for an even better day. The only hindrance on the day, was being unable to walk out of the river to the road and having to traverse my way downstream to the exit point (walking downstream always seems to be a lot more slippery).
This already great day was made even better when I stopped on one of my favourite streams which I haven't fished since the 2009 February bush fires. The stream still seemed to be showing the effects of the fires and even though I decided I wouldn't fish it properly I thought I'd give the run above the road bridge a quick "once over". This resulted in a fatty little brown taking a dry on the first cast. What a day!
